Ukrainian journalist Anhar Kochneva intends to demand compensation in international courts from those who claimed that she was involved in illegal activities in Syria.

"I am going to find a lawyer in Europe. I am going to sue Mr. George Sabra (the head of the coalition of opposition forces of Syria) and demand the same $50 million, because he said that they had proved my guilt," she said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday.

She said that there was no evidence of her guilt, and those responsible for defamation must pay the penalty. Kochneva did not rule out that she might appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

The Ukrainian journalist also disclosed the details of her abduction by Syrian rebels, her captivity and release. Kochneva said she was kidnapped by gunmen disguised as soldiers of the Syrian army. They first held her at their base and then moved to a town near the Lebanese border. The kidnappers then forced Kochneva to say that she worked for the Russian security services and recorded her confession on video.

"They made me say that on September 26 I was translating at an important meeting at the General Staff," she said adding that she had evidence (video recording) that on that day she was working 'outside', not in the General Staff.

Commenting on the efforts of the Ukrainian diplomats regarding her release, Kochneva said she appreciates their work. According to her, the negotiations were complicated by the fact that her captors were constantly changing their demands.

Kochneva said she would go to Moscow on Wednesday to visit her daughter and friends, and in two weeks would go back to Syria to continue to her activities there.

She noted that once she was released after five months of captivity, she saw that the situation in Syria had worsened, the rebels had received more arms, more buildings had been destroyed, and factories and enterprises had been looted.

"Those who are trumpeting freedom and democracy in Syria are people who either have not been to Syria, or those, who know what is going on, but are being paid money for this," the journalist said.

As reported, Kochneva was abducted in Syria by rebels from the Free Syrian Army in October 2012. The journalist's abductors threatened to kill her if they were not paid a $50-million ransom. In January, the rebels told the journalist's relatives they had agreed to reduce the ransom to $300,000.

On March 11, Kochneva's relative said that she had escaped from captivity and that she was in Damascus.

On March 17, Kochneva returned to Kyiv with the assistance of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine.