Rada called PACE to facilitate the release of pilots Savchenko

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine at a meeting on Tuesday appealed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the presidents of Russia and France centuries Putin and Francois Hollande, as Well as to the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to encourage the liberation of the Ukrainian pilots Hope Savchenko, accused in the Russian Federation for the murder of the Russian correspondents.

The appeal at the meeting of the Parliament supported 304 Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada With the required minimum of 226 votes.

"The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine hopes for international solidarity and support, and appeals to the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, the President of the French Republic Francois Hollande and Russian President centuries Putin as leaders of the countries that will participate in the announced meeting on the settlement of the situation in the Donbass in the "channel" format with emergency call to take all necessary measures for the speedy release Savchenko ", - reported in the adopted resolution. The Parliament tried to convince PACE to help early release Savchenko.

After the vote, the speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Groysman on behalf of all the deputies tried to convince Savchenko stop declared a hunger strike.

Savchenko is from July in detention in the Russian Federation, its blame of belonging to the deprivation of life 2 correspondents VGTRK in the Donbass. At the beginning of winter, the Moscow city court found it reasonable extension of the time of her arrest until February 13, 2015. At home Savchenko correspondence led to the inauguration of the people's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, where she was, being at the head of the electoral list of the party "Batkivshchyna" together with Yulia Tymoshenko. While the pilot stated that it will be engaged in legislative initiatives in jail.

in early winter the woman went on hunger strike due to the fact that it is not allowed doctor-otolaryngologist, although she complained of pain in the ear and hearing loss. When the doctor visited Savchenko in the chamber, the defence requested the accused to stop the hunger strike, but she did not give consent. Tymoshenko Also first called Savchenko stop the protest.


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