Investigators opened a criminal case under the criminal code on assault in February of last year on the life of the Crimean law enforcement officers who went to Kiev for the execution of an order for the protection of public order, is notified on the Internet office of SUCK of the Russian Federation in the Crimea region.

before the Crimean Prosecutor's office reported that on 19 February 2014 in the village Such Mankovsky district, Cherkasy region, a group of unidentified persons from among the supporters of the Ukrainian radical right-wing movements " Trident ", "Right sector" and "Svoboda" attacked the bus in which there were sent to Kiev for the execution of an order for the protection of public order Employees of the police Department of the Republic.

The attackers, armed with chains, clubs, Molotov cocktails, set fire to the bus, and 17 police officers who were in the bus, beat up.

"Prosecuted under the criminal code on the grounds of lawlessness under article" attempted intentional infliction of death to two or more persons in connection with the implementation of these persons is a service activity committed publicly dangerous method, by a group of persons, on motives of political, ideological hatred or enmity ", - is informed in the report.

Kiev's main square Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence square) - was occupied by supporters of European integration on November 21, 2013 immediately after the announcement of the government of Mykola Azarov about temporary suspension of the signing of the Treaty on the Union with the EU. Later, the Maidan became the epicenter of the confrontation between the security forces and radicals. The clashes, during which opposing political force many times used firearms and " Molotov cocktails ", were dozens of casualties.

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