KIEV, may 2 – RIA Novosti. The monitoring mission of the UN on human rights in Ukraine, urges Kiev to efficiently and fairly investigate the events in Odessa on 2 may 2014, when dozens of people were killed.
“the attorney General’s Office should ensure effective, thorough and impartial investigation of murders and violent deaths on 2 may 2014 in Odessa and to consider the possibility of transferring the leading role in the investigation of the Main Directorate of the National police in the Odessa region in the Main investigation Department of the National police,” – said in a statement on the organization’s website.
It added that the courts should inform all affected parties of the processes, or to return indictments prosecutors to exclude them from the victims, which there is no way to report court proceedings, with the objective of ensuring trials without undue delay. The mission recommends that the Verkhovna Rada to consider amendments in the procedures of the special court proceedings that will allow full reconsideration of the case after the arrest of the accused, regardless of whether the verdict in the case.
After the change of power in Ukraine, the activists of “antimiani” in the protest tent camp in Kulikovo field in Odessa. Day 2 may 2014 in the heart of the Greek area began a scuffle between activists of “antimiani” on one side and football “ultras” from Kharkov and Odessa, and radicals “euromayday” on the other. The fight ended with the destruction of the tent camp and the burning House of trade unions where took refuge the representatives of “Maidan”. At the same time many of those who tried to escape from the crowd of radicals shot. The victims of the tragedy that day was 48 people. More than 250 people were injured.
