The mayor of Stryi in Lviv Oblast failed to speak before a delegation of Polish entrepreneurs. \n \nAlthough the mayor came to the meeting, he could not say anything because he was drunk. The next day, city hall officials approached employees of the local television company "Khvyli Stryia," who were filming the entrepreneurs' meeting, and began asking them to destroy the video material. Then other individuals, on behalf of the mayor, offered money, and eventually began openly threatening. However, the mayor's friends worried in vain: after viewing the cassette, they saw no compromising material. For ethical reasons, the cameraman did not film the mayor's speech, but was simply gathering material for a news segment. \n