SIMFEROPOL, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - About 3,000 people are expected to take part in rallies and demonstrations devoted to the tragedy of May 2 in Odessa, which are to be held in European cities on Thurdsday, one of the rallies' organizers and a survivor of the tragedy, Oleg Muzyka told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
"Tomorrow, on October 2, five months after the tragedy, the cities of Europe will hold actions and rallies, devoted to [the tragedy of] May 2. In Dublin [the events will take place] next to the Ukrainian Embassy, in Strasbourg – by the European Court [of Human Rights], in Brussels – next to the European Parliament," Muzyka said, adding that the events to commemorate the victims of Odessa tragedy will be also held in Warsaw, Rome and Madrid, and that about 3,000 people are expected to participate in them. Later in Ocotber, more mass events, including art exhibitions, devoted to the tragedy, will be held in Berlin, Bonn and Vienna.
According to Muzyka, the participants of these events will demand thorough investigation of the tragedy in Odessa and urge the members of European Parliament to take an active part in investigating the crimes committed in Eastern Ukraine, including the situation with the recently found mass graves of civilians.
"Politicians are aware of what is going on in Ukraine. They see and hear everything but keep on playing the fool. They speak about it with cynicism. But the people of Europe– they really have to react on what is going on in Ukraine," Muzyka said.
On May 2, clashes in Odessa broke out between independence supporters on one side and fans of the Odessa and Kharkiv football teams on the other, later joined by Euromaidan activists.
Pro-Kiev radicals joined by Right Sector militia blocked the anti-government protesters in the House of Trade Unions and set the building with the help of Molotov cocktails. Those trapped inside had little chance of extinguishing the blaze, as fire hoses in the building were out of order.
At least 48 people died, and over 200 were injured. Local officials accused Kiev of covering up the actual death toll of at least 116.
