Brother: a group of COE ineffective investigation of events in Odessa

International Advisory group of the Council of Europe, having analyzed the proceedings by the Ukrainian authorities to the events in Odessa on 2 may 2014, believes that it was ineffective, said the head of the group of Nicolas bratza at a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.

The event, held on may 2, 2014 at the Kulikovo field in Odessa activists " Antimaydana ", turned into a tragedy oposlya, as their opponents were the radicals of the extremist "Right sector" football " ultras ". Several dozen protesters have lost their lives during the fire at the House of trade unions, which tried to hide. According to official data, lost his life around 50 people, all who received damage - more than 250.

"International Advisory group considers that the proceedings were ineffective for a number of reasons, for example, the distribution of the investigation was ineffective and resources to investigate were insufficient. The quality of the investigation was also unsatisfactory: the government showed the determination and maximum effort in initiating and conducting investigations, " said her Brother, in introducing the report of the investigation of events in Odessa.

for example, the Advisory group of the Council of Europe considers that "the most striking example of lack of thoroughness" is that the first real efforts inquiry "weird delays" the arrival of firefighters to the House of trade unions were not made until December 2014. In addition, the group believes that the allocation of investigations between the Prosecutor General and the interior Ministry is unproductive and harms the productivity of the investigation.

the group also believe that reducing responsible investigation teams for inquiry in Odessa adversely affects the progress, Quality and effectiveness of this investigation.


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