According to the HRMMU informal sources, 18 people were placed under investigation
by the SBU and detained in the Odesa pre-trial detention centre between 2 May and 3
June.
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On 15 May, the SBU arrested five people (four male and one female) who were
allegedly leaving the Odesa region to join armed groups in eastern Ukraine. The woman
was placed under house arrest. Later that day another female “Pro-Federalism”
supporter, allegedly the organiser of the expedition, was arrested and placed in pre-trial
detention in Odesa. One more person was arrested the following day in connection with
the same case. As of 7 June, the HRMMU had no information on his whereabouts.
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On 27 May, eight men were arrested at the Odesa railway station from a train about to
depart for Moscow. The SBU stated that these people were planning to attend a
“paramilitary training” in Moscow before joining the armed groups in eastern Ukraine.
On 29 May, the Primorsky District Court charged all of them under Articles 109
(Actions aimed at forceful change or overthrow of the constitutional order or take-over
of government) and 110 (Trespass against territorial integrity and inviolability of
Ukraine) of the Criminal Code. They have been placed in custody in the pre-trial
detention centre in Odesa. One more person was arrested the following day in
connection with the same case. As of 7 June, the HRMMU had no updated information
on his whereabouts.
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On 28 May, three men, members of the NGO "Orthodox Cossacks", were arrested in
Odesa and on 31 May, they were charged by the Primorsky District Court under Articles
109 and 110 of the Criminal Code, and placed in custody at the pre-trial detention centre
in Odesa.
Parliamentary Interim Commission of inquiry into the investigation of the death of
citizens in the cities of Odesa, Mariupol and other cities of the Donetsk and Luhansk
regions of Ukraine.
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On 13 May, the Parliament adopted decision 4852 establishing an” Interim Inquiry
Parliamentary Commission on the investigation of the death of citizens in the cities of
Odesa, Mariupol and other cities of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine”,
further to a proposal by parliamentarians representing the Odesa region. The mandate of
this Commission expires on 15 June, by which date it is to submit its report to
Parliament.
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The Commission informed the HRMMU that it had already gathered a lot of information
on the violence of 2 May in Odesa, which should be properly analysed and processed.
According to the Head of the Parliamentary Commission, its members met with officials
from Odesa, including the regional SBU divisions, MoI, Prosecutor’s Office,
independent experts, NGOs and suspects under house arrest. He believes many people
are still frightened by the events with some afraid to share important information.
Moreover, he highlighted that the situation in Odesa is not stable yet, and it is important
to optimise the activities of law enforcement bodies in the investigation. According to
him, the criminal investigation by the MoI had only conducted approximately 7% of the
necessary work. The perpetrators of the Odesa events have still not been identified, with
some suspects detained for a few days and then released by courts. From information
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