Opposition came down to it

Representatives of the opposition celebrated the 20th anniversary of Ukrainian independence protest at the monument to Taras Shevchenko. After the meeting the opposition decided to organize a peaceful march to the presidential administration, but it escalated into a clash with security forces. According to "Kommersant", the party leaders who led their supporters to meet the police were ready for a more stringent scenario. However, the collision took place was enough for the prosecution. Activists parties in the Committee of resistance to dictatorship (DCC), and joined them non-governmental organizations, as promised (see "b" of August 23), decided to celebrate Independence Day at the monument to Taras Shevchenko in front of the red building of the Kiev National University. There they began to gather around 11:00, after the departure of President Viktor Yanukovych, also has decided that day to lay flowers at the monument to Shevchenko. In the morning it became clear that the celebration will be held under the control of the police – nearly all the streets surrounding the park have been busy with special vehicles sitting in their personnel department MIA "Berkut" and covered with iron shields. The meeting started with a more than hour late – delayed by engine sound-amplifying equipment. First Deputy Chairman of the party "Fatherland," Alexander Turchinov was nervous about it – he walked around the monument, talking on the phone demanding: "The car was detained? So plant it in someone from the People's Deputies say it's our property! "By the afternoon in the park Shevchenko had already gathered around 5 thousand people – in particular, members of" Fatherland, "All-Ukrainian Union" Freedom "," Front zmin " , parties, BLOW, "for Ukraine!", Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists, and public organizations "Coalition of the Orange Revolution parties" (ICAM) and "Spilna right." The meeting was opened by Alexander Turchinov, who said that "the current regime is a danger for Ukraine," and demanded the immediate release of the leader of the "Fatherland," Yuliya Tymoshenko from custody. Shortly before that, the husband of ex-premier Alexander Timoshenko told journalists about the long deterioration of her health: "I realized one thing – I have to pull her out of jail and be treated at home." On the eve of the DCC representatives agreed that the party leaders and organizations will speak in alphabetical order. The exception was the "Our Ukraine". "We have agreed that – if they are not expelled from the party Yushchenko, the opportunity to speak and do not get, but they can come here with the flags, they will not disturb anybody," – said the "b" leader "Front zmin" Yatsenyuk. "Our Ukraine" rally Representat avlyal head the executive committee of the party Sergei Bondarchuk – he was present at the meeting, but the words he really was not given. However, willing to criticize authorities lacked without him. – On television, we show that Ukrainians rejoicing and singing of the good life and prosperity. Is this true? This is the real Ukraine? – Furious, having received word that the leader of "Citizenship" Anatoliy Gritsenko. – The authorities have given Russia Sevastopol, strangling the Ukrainian language, delivered by the Minister Ukrainophobia Tabachnik, to a new generation of Ukrainians do not know what independence is! – Indignant leader "for Ukraine!" Vyacheslav Kirilenko. From the speeches implied that the current government is illegitimate, or at least does not work for people but for themselves. Therefore it is logical to have this background, calls for a new revolution. – We should not talk about the elections, not a change of one regime by another, not to change the same actors, but a complete revolution! – Angrily said the coordinator of the movement "Spilna right" Alexander Danyluk, and then present chanted "re-in-ho-chi-ya!". Wishing to speak was quite a lot, meeting dragged on, and some of its members openly bored, walking around the monument to Shevchenko. "Yanukovych dimwit he does not understand that, if so behave and spit on all Ukrainian, it's good he did not finish – the country is to be rolled. Dark matter – calmly reasoned conversation with" b ", the head of the" Memorial "them. Stus Roman Krutsyk .– So please – for e.. Dark matter. " The rally ended with the adoption of the resolution, read out by Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Mykola Tomenko. "The policy of the new government threat to national security and state sovereignty of Ukraine, undermining the foundations of democratic governance and leads to the impoverishment and disempowerment of citizens" – discussed in the document. The main requirements of the resolution have the same simultaneous early parliamentary and presidential elections, elections of Kyiv mayor and city council of the capital, and the release of Yulia Tymoshenko, Yuriy Lutsenko, "and other political prisoners." At the end of the rally came to the microphone again, Alexander Turchinov. – Ukrainians! Can someone stop us to hold a peaceful march on our capital in our celebration? – He asked sternly gathered. – No-no! – Shouted from the crowd. The decision to organize a peaceful march to the presidential administration was not spontaneous. Organizers of the action considered two scenarios. The first, more rigid, involved a collision with the police. The second suggested that if security forces do not miss the protesters, then the MPs themselves, taking advantage of immunity, will be held at the bank and hand over the administration of the text of the resolution limitdent rally participants quickly formed a column and marched down the street of Vladimir, which was blocked near the House by two cordons of police teachers. Before the main pillar towards the police came with their flags a few dozen activists of ICAM. – Above all, do not come off! The main thing is not to come off! – Repeating one of the policemen, his hands clasped and looking at the approaching crowds of thousands. Vanguard took less than a minute to sweep first cordon of policemen. After a few meters protesters were met by a specially-equipped fighters chain "Berkut". Participants of the rally tried to break through and a few people shook the iron fence, tore one of them and thrown on the heads of the men, but the attack petered out quickly – even getting rid of the shields, the protesters decided not to go ahead and join the fray with the "Berkut". Instead, the fighters flew empty bottles, broken poles of the flags. And they started to beat him with batons particularly active protesters. After that, Alexander Turchinov microphone began to call to stop clashes and not to provoke the police. It should be noted that for several minutes before the procession Yatsenyuk told "Kommersant": "We will not fight with the police. We told them (vlasti. – "b") will present this is not. To TV again showed frenzied opposition? To repeat was May 9 in Lviv? This will not be. " However, even these events was enough to bring a criminal case. Yesterday, the investigation department of State police in Kiev was opened investigation into the collision "between the police and representatives of several political parties, associations and organizations" in Part 3. 296 of the Criminal Code ("hooliganism", punishable by imprisonment for a term of 2 to 5 years). "Despite the decision of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv on the Prohibition of during the day in the central part of the city meetings, rallies, marches, demonstrations, political actions participants tried to break through cordons of police officers on the street, Vladimir, ignoring demands to stop," – said in the capital prosecution . Artem Skoropadsky