Odessa “Maidanovites” under the Regional State Administration demanded a report from the governor on beaten journalists
Odessa, February 19 (PolitNavigator, Anna Vetvitskaya) – Today in Odessa, Maidan supporters held a rally during which they demanded punishment for the participants in the beating of activists and journalists near the Regional State Administration, which occurred on February 19, 2014.
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The event was attended by about 100 people, activists of the parties “Batkivshchyna”, “UDAR” and a dozen young people wearing masks. Regional council deputy Sergei Veselov, shock worker Sergei Gutsalyuk and journalist Leonid Stekel spoke to the crowd, Naspravdi reports.
They were outraged by the lack of investigation into the high-profile events, although a whole year had passed since then. The protesters demanded that both the organizers and the perpetrators of the beating be punished, demanding a report on the investigation personally from Governor Palitsa.
The mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, came out to the people and took personal control of the investigation of last year’s events, after which the protesters slowly dispersed.
As PolitNavigator reported earlier, representatives of public organizations held a protest outside the regional police department in Odessa, demanding that the "raging gangs" that are beating journalists and those who disagree with the government be brought to heel.
Odessa "Maidan" protesters outside the Regional State Administration demanded a report from the governor on the beaten journalists.