The European Parliament demands a report on the investigation into the tragedy in Odessa
Members of the European Parliament representing five political groups called on Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk to immediately hand over to them the results of the investigation into the murders on the Kiev Maidan and in Odessa. Deputies in an official letter remind the Kyiv authorities that the report on the results of the investigation into the tragedy of May 2, 2014 has not yet been published
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" We are extremely concerned by this official inaction. We are also alarmed by the series of murders of journalists and opposition politicians, as well as the state of affairs with the relevant legal investigations ," the document, quoted by RIA Novosti , reads.
The issue of the tragedy in Odessa was raised by parliamentarians from Latvia Tatyana Zhdanok and representative of the Czech Republic Miroslav Ransdorf. They were joined by 11 MEPs from eight EU member states, representatives of five of the seven parliamentary political groups: European United Left/Nordic Left-Green, Green group/European Free Alliance, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats” and “European Conservatives and Reformists”.
MEPs hope that the Verkhovna Rada will support the creation of a committee to investigate these tragedies.
The European Parliament demands a report on the investigation into the Odessa tragedy.