Action in Moscow in memory of those who died on May 2, 2014 in OdessaKIEV, Jan 20Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, co-chairman of the Opposition Platform — For Life party Yuriy Boyko said that the current Ukrainian government continues to sabotage the investigation of the tragedy in Odessa on May 2, 2014. «This terrible tragedy has already happened eight years ago. The previous government sabotaged the investigation and practically blocked. The current government continues the same thing. People do not see justice and do not understand why they killed almost 50 people who were burned alive in this building, and who will be held responsible for this … Every time I come to Odessa, I come to this is a place to pay tribute to the memory of the dead, and for us it is a matter of honor to achieve a fair investigation,» Boyko said on the website of the party he represents.A plaque dedicated to the deceased in the House of Trade Unions was doused with green paint in OdessaAccording to him, the Opposition Platform — For Life intends to appeal to the European Parliament and convey to the European deputies the situation with the investigation of the tragedy. «We see slurred answers from the criminal courts, from the European Court of Human Rights «Therefore, we decided to appeal to the European Parliament. Let the MEPs also know that the investigation is being blocked. Such crimes have no statute of limitations, and the perpetrators will definitely be punished. We will ensure that justice is restored,» Boyko added.After the change of power in Ukraine in 2014, anti-Maidan activists set up a tent camp on the Kulikovo field in Odessa as a sign of protest. On the afternoon of May 2, brawls began between anti-Maidan activists on the one hand and football ultras from Kharkov and Odessa, as well as Euromaidan participants, on the other. The fight ended with the destruction of the tent city and the arson of the House of Trade Unions, in which representatives of the «anti-Maidan» took refuge. 48 people became victims of the tragedy that day, six in the area of Greek Square and the Athena shopping center (two of them died in hospitals), 42 on Kulikovo Field and in the House of Trade Unions (three died in hospitals). Six people died from gunshot wounds, ten fell out of the windows of a burning building and crashed, 32 died from burns and as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. More than 250 people were injured.
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