Police officers detain one of the participants in the protest of entrepreneurs near the building of the Verkhovna Rada in KievKYIV, Jan 25 strong> The police detained 19 people at a rally of entrepreneurs near the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, where clashes with law enforcement officers took place, everyone was released, the correspondent of the Ukraine 24 TV channel reports live. «From the stage they said that the police detained 19 people, they paid a fine and everyone was released. We are waiting for confirmation of the information from the police,» the correspondent said. Earlier on Tuesday, entrepreneurs marched through the central streets of Kiev, they demanded the adoption of a bill on a simplified system for using cash registers and a number of other relaxations in the tax code. After the procession, they returned to the Rada building and continued the rally. Later there was a scuffle between the police and businessmen. The rally participants tried to enter the parliament building. The protesters lit smoke bombs and used gas cartridges. During the skirmishes, several people were on the ground, they were taken aside from the crowd for safety. In addition, law enforcement officers roughly detained the most active participants in the action. The police have not yet reported on the number of detainees and whether there were victims as a result of brawls. The protesters ended the rally on Tuesday, but intend to continue it on Wednesday morning.
