Police

23:36
Tue, 14 March 2017
Telegraph

Interfax-Ukraine

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During the conflict, injured seven police officers, five of them – the soldiers of company of special forces and two staff of the Slavic division of the police.

The police appealed to the Prosecutor General asking to assess the actions of the people’s Deputy Vladimir Parasyuk, which was attacked by militiamen on duty at the entrance to Slavyansk, according to the Department of communication of the police of the Donetsk region.

The company commander of special forces of the police of the Donetsk region Yuri Goluban said that around 19:00, drove a convoy of vehicles with unknown. These people were asked to cross the checkpoint according to the instructions of the ATO headquarters – to provide identity documents and provide road transport for inspection.

“People refused to do it. Thus emerged the MP Parasyuk and threats, obscenities began to insult the police and to try by their actions to provoke a fight . When one him it failed, he gave the command to his men, who arrived together with him in the column. In fact, the citizen parasiuk led the attack on the police,” – said Yu. Goluban.

The report notes that the attack was attended by 40-45 people.

The commander of special forces said that they had decided not to use firearms against attackers.

During the conflict, injured seven police officers, five of them – the soldiers of company of special forces and two staff of the Slavic division of the police.

“Special forces officer was hit by a car of people’s Deputy, now he was taken to hospital. Two more policemen were injured, two officers were sprayed with tear gas, suffered serious burns to the face,” – said Yu. Goluban.

On this fact the investigative Department of the GUNP in the Donetsk region under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor’s office of Donetsk region opened criminal proceedings under part 2 of article 345 (Threat or violence concerning the employee of law enforcement body) the Criminal code of Ukraine.

As reported, about 19:00 on Tuesday through the checkpoint at the entrance in Slavyansk followed a convoy of 13 vehicles, which were more than 35 people, refused to pass a standard test and triggered the conflict.

“As a result of a verbal altercation there was a conflict in which citizens showed disregard for the law, let the police to perform their duties to ensure public safety. Present at the location people’s Deputy started striking blows to the police and tried to snatch weapons from the police. The police took measures to restore law and order and stabilize the situation”, – have informed in police.