Malinovsky district court of Odessa starts on the last working day of the week the merits of the criminal case on mass riots in Moscow on may 2 last year. Judicial meeting relates only to one episode, the events in the Greek area. The lawyers of the accused do not expect a fair trial.

After the coup in Ukraine, the anti-Maidan activists, dissatisfied with the change of power in the country, in protest, broke the tent camp on the Kulikovo field in Odessa. Day 2 may 2014 in the area of the Greek area were started fights between activists of "antimiani" on one side and football fans "ultras" from Kharkov and Odessa, as well as activists of "euromayday" - with reverse.

later, the riots moved on Kulikovo field - a big brawl ended with the destruction of the "euromaidan" protest camp and the burning of the House of trade unions, which hid Authorized " antimaidan ". Victims of the conflict began 48 people, more than 250 damaged.


according to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the court focused 3 criminal proceedings on the events in the Greek area. Among the suspects are 23 people detained in the shopping center " Athena ", another 13 people wanted.

in criminal proceedings appear the citizen of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, eleven of them are in prison. The lawyers of the suspects had previously said about the incompetence of the investigation and in fact the custom nature of the charge, based on the testimony of untrustworthy persons.

in the General Case under the criminal code on the events of may 2, consists of several episodes of riots and killings in the Greek area, the death of people in a fire in the House of trade unions, inadequate execution of official duties by employees of the Odessa police in providing security, as well as about the negligence of firemen.

proceedings of the main episode about the events near the House of trade unions is not yet complete. The case against regional police is hampered by the fact that the main suspected ex-Deputy head of the Odessa police Dmitry fuchedzhi hiding from the investigation. According to Kiev, it is placed within Transnistria, however, the authorities of the unrecognized Republic deny this case.

The case against the fire, which, By assumption of the investigation, untimely went to the fire and has not provided the necessary means for the salvation of people, also not brought to the end.


The hearing of a criminal case against the accused commenced in November 2014 in the seaside district court of Odessa. Later the case was transferred in Malinovsky district court of the city, which revealed a number of deficiencies in the indictment was returned to the Prosecutor's office. May 14, the court of Appeal of Odessa region gave a Case under the criminal code for the consideration of Malinovsky district court of Odessa.

Protection of the accused has stated many times about the incompetence of the investigation, but also wary of the upcoming trial. For example, the lawyer of one of accused on the events in the Greek area Kirill Shevchuk stated that judges ignore the law.

"To predict them (judges) actions and developments, based on the requirements of the law, is difficult. Predict outside the law - 's unreal, " said Fins news the lawyer of one of accused on the events in the Greek area Kirill Shevchuk.

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