The trial of crimes in the days of the Maidan in Ukraine, and among them of the events in Odessa, came across serious obstacles " due to the shortage of the desire to bring to justice those who carried out ", said the representative of the USA to the UN Samantha Power.
"the trial of serious crimes in the days of the "Maidan" or Odessa, unfortunately, ran into a large obstacle not only because of the shortage of competence, but because of the shortage of the desire to bring to justice those who brought it to pass, " said she, speaking in Kiev a speech to the Ukrainian people.
Power said that " the reform process is far from complete, much more it is supposed to do." And the reforms were carried out only on paper but not in practice ", - said the representative of the USA, reports the news Agency." No one can say that the enormous problems that are sent to these reforms, it is the monopoly of the oligarchs, the lack of transparency (transparency) can be solved properly. Someone is going to resign, but not by the court, " she said. Remember, the Crisis of political power in Ukraine began after the country's leader Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign an Association agreement with the EU, which served as an obstacle to Ukraine's participation in economic integration processes with the participation of Russia. Immediately then on the Maidan began to gather the crowd dissatisfied. The confrontation between protesters and the police became more violent, resulting in the process of collisions lost their lives and over 100 people. February 22, 2014, Immediately After the signing of the agreement between President Yanukovych And the opposition in Ukraine there was a coup. The result of fights on the street, during which many radicals repeatedly used firearms And " Molotov cocktails ", were dozens of casualties. Until now, the proceedings of the events on the Maidan is not completed. Remember, may 2, 2014 in Odessa in the process of confrontation with football fans And radicals from the "Right sector" supporters of federalization were supposed to hide in the House of trade unions. Then the Ukrainian nationalists set fire to the building, and those who tried to escape from the fire, fired And finished off with sticks And stones. According to the interior Ministry of Ukraine, in the end, the riots cost the lives of 48 people.
* Organization, relative to which a court has adopted the legally effective conclusion Of destruction or prohibition of the activities on the grounds stipulated by the Federal law "On countering extremist activity"

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