16/12/2013 20:37
The European Party of Ukraine appealed to Kyiv District Administrative Court and asked to acknowledge as illegal the actions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, concerning the discriminatory treatment with regard to different groups of participants of peaceful demonstrations.
“It is well-known that Khreschatyk Street and Independence Square in Kyiv are the places of peaceful assembly of citizens to support the European integration process of Ukraine, including signing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. On December 11, 2013 the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine have taken an enforcement action against participants of peaceful demonstration in Khreschatyk Street and at Independence Square in Kyiv”, – is said in the statement . – “The claim of the Kyiv City State Administration was satisfied by the resolution of Kyiv District Administrative Court from November 30, 2013 in the case № 826/19020/13-a. Herewith, the restriction of the right to peaceful assembly was set by prohibiting the defendants in the case and other people who exercise the right to peaceful assembly, that means indefinite range of people, to carry out activities at the mentioned above addresses, including European Square from 01.12.2013 to 01.07.2014”.
“At the same time, on December 14, 2013 a peaceful assembly of citizens in the form of a rally was held at European Square in Kyiv. And it was organized, according to media reports, by the Party of Regions. Also, according to media reports, the meeting was held in the presence of a large number of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine employees”, – emphasizes the European Party of Ukraine. – “It means that these peaceful gatherings, organized by the Party of Regions, took place in the places where peaceful gatherings were prohibited by a court injunction. The MIA of Ukraine is aware of this fact, as a chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kyiv was a third party in the administrative case № 826/19020/13-a. Moreover, representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were always present at the event on December 14, 2013 in Kyiv at European square and cause no obstacles to participants of the assembly, organized by the Party of Regions.
“Commenting on this statement, the leader of the European Party of Ukraine, People’s Deputy of Ukraine Mykola Katerynchuk said: “Our party believes that these actions of the MIA of Ukraine on different treatment to different groups of participants of peaceful assembly is true discrimination. Such actions violate our rights and interests that are secured and protected by the Constitution of Ukraine, the laws and international treaties of Ukraine, ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. That is why, the actions of Interiors shall be acknowledged illegal by a court”.
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European Party of Ukraine