Ukrainian state bank chief suspended after scuffle with investigative journalists

Journalists take part in a rally outside the headquarters of Ukreximbank, demanding the resignation of bank chairman Yevgen Metsger and a criminal investigation after a scuffle with investigative journalists, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's third-biggest bank suspended its chairman on Wednesday after a video was aired showing a scuffle in his office with journalists investigating the bank's lending practices.

State-run lender Ukreximbank said in a statement it had suspended Yevgen Metsger and apologised to the journalists.