Who is trying to remove Euroradio article about ex-head of UN office in Belarus?

Some unknown individuals are trying to get the editors of Euroradio to remove the sensational article "Not enough sex: Belarusian woman says UN coordinator also molested her". The text is about the ex-head of the organization's office in Belarus, Sanaka Samarasinha, who is accused of harassment.

Samarasinha's "well-wishers" use an unusual method of pressure. They are making copies of the English translation of the article and throwing them at Euroradio, accusing us of plagiarism.

The first of these copies appeared on the blogging site Tumblr. It allows you to edit the publication date, which is why the text was presented earlier than it appeared on Euroradio. The "author" of the publication then sent complaints about copyright violations to the hosting company with which the editors work, as well as to the service that protects us against DDOS attacks.

Both companies immediately contacted Euroradio, because according to the terms of cooperation, we cannot violate the copyrights of others. We were able to explain to them that this was a scam, and also to prove to Tumblr that the editors' copyrights were being violated, and the blog was taken down.

But the story goes on. Now the article is posted on another blog service, and again letters are sent to Euroradio's partners claiming copyright infringement. Of course, the editors have filed a reply complaint, but theoretically this could take a very long time. And at some point, the automated control systems may not work in our favor.

It is obvious that with such steps these people are trying to get Euroradio to remove the mentioned article, because then the basis for claims would disappear. Who could be interested in removing material that compromises Mr. Sanaka Samarasinha?

We can only guess.