Ukraine Failing to Investigate Anything

MrFirst · Nov 4, 2015

The same as mass murder in Kiev in February 2014, when more than 100 people were shot dead by unknown snipers, Ukrainian authorities fail to investigate another bloody crime of Ukrainian nationalists - Odessa massacre.

Ukraine Failing to Probe Pro-Russia Protester Deaths, Panel Says

Ukrainian authorities are failing to adequately investigate 48 deaths, including of 42 pro-Russian protesters, in the Black Sea port of Odessa in May 2014, according to an international panel set up by the Council of Europe.

The demonstrators clashed with football fans and participants in a pro-government rally as the military conflict in Ukraines easternmost regions erupted following Russias annexation of nearby Crimea. Most of the deaths occurred after a building in which the protesters had barricaded themselves was set on fire.

Despite the lapse of some 18 months after the events, not a single charge has been brought in respect of the deaths, the panel said Wednesday in an e-mailed report. The body is tracking the investigation to check it meets the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights.

The report is another blow to President Petro Poroshenko and his government as the U.S, the European Union and Ukraines own citizens demand more progress on promises of reform and a crackdown on corruption. Ukraines rulers have also failed to convict those responsible for more than 100 killings in the Kiev street protests that swept them to power a year and a half ago.

Theres evidence revealing a comparable lack of confidence in the adequacy of the investigations and in the ability of the authorities to bring to justice those responsible for causing or contributing to the many deaths and injuries in Odessa, said the panel. The investigation in Odessa, like the probe in Kiev, has serious deficiencies in independence and effectiveness, it said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-probe-pro-russia-protester-deaths-panel-says
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