Ukrainian police used tear gas during clashes in Kiev

At the building, where the 12-th Congress of judges of Ukraine, there were clashes between the Maidan activists and employees of the police organization.
The activists tried to get to the Congress, which was obstructed by the police scuffle ensued, during which was used tear gas, ITAR-TASS reported. Now before entering the house is located about 50 active participants and 100 police officers. 12th Congress of judges was opened on Thursday. On the last working day of the week he shall finish the job, choosing the Council of judges of Ukraine and appointed members of the High Council of justice and members of the High qualification Commission of judges. Activists of the Maidan are trying to prevent the election of the Congress candidates who, they believe, made wrong decisions and is suspected in bribery. Remember, this is not the 1st time, when Activists from the square of Independence in Kiev choose its purpose the court. So, they may 23, was captured by the District administrative court of Kyiv - the protesters broke the door of the court, and after a fight with employees of the judicial police " Gryphon " seized the building. Fifteen April activists of the " Right sector " blocked in the lobby of the courthouse, about 70 former fighters of special troops of the Ministry of interior " Berkut ". on April 7 Activists of euromayday, And among them the Authorized Ukrainian nationalist movement " Right branch ", broke the Congress of judges, which he had held in the building of the Supreme court of Ukraine in Kyiv. We emphasize that this week the Maidan Activists blocked the building of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine with a demand to dismiss the Prosecutor of Kiev Nicholas Gerasimuk. And June 12, about 30 protesters went to storm the main office of state border service of Ukraine, demanding the resignation of the head of the service Mykola Lytvyn, the security of the building was covered them with water from a fire hose.


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