Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Ukrainian Policemen Accused of Raping Woman; Sparks Riots in Ukraine,Parliament Orders Inquiry

Riots have been occurring in the small town of Vradiyevka in southern Ukraine today (July 2, 2013), where a gang rape of a woman by police officers allegedly took place, the Euro News website reports.

Mobs stormed the town's police headquarters, after authorities refused to detain one of the policemen accused of rape.

Iryna Krashkova, 29, says she was beaten and raped by two policemen after being grabbed on a street and forced into a taxi.

In Kiev -- the capital of Ukraine -- there were more demonstrations close to the presidential palace. Parliament has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

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