Police have arrested 160 most active demonstrators in Odesa, according to the website of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
Three criminal cases have been opened over mass disturbances: two
under Article 294 part two (mass unrest) and the third one under Article
345 part three (threat or violence against a law enforcement officer)
of the Ukrainian Criminal Code.
It was reported earlier that over 130 people had been held and ten
criminal inquiries launched under Article 294 (mass unrest), Article 115
(voluntary manslaughter), Article 345 (threat or violence against
law-enforcement officers), Article 296 (hooliganism), Article 341
(seizure of state or public buildings and facilities) and Article 194
(intentional destruction or damage to property of citizens).
Mass scuffles broke out between Ukrainian government supporters and
opponents in Odesa on May 2. According to the latest reports, 42 people
have been killed and 125 injured and hospitalized, including 21
policemen, the interior ministry said.
