According to the
Russian diplomat, the new law stipulates restrictions on basic human rights and
freedoms.
MOSCOW, November 30.
/TASS/. Moscow is concerned that the civil conflict may engulf the whole of
Ukraine following the declaration of martial law, Russian Foreign Ministry
Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Friday.
"The Ukrainian
military has been granted exclusive powers, including the extrajudicial use of
force, which poses a serious danger, as the civil conflict may engulf the
entire country," she said, commenting on the declaration of martial law in
some of Ukraine’s regions.
According to the
Russian diplomat, the law, which declared martial law citing the need to deter
"Russia’s aggression," stipulates restrictions on basic human rights
and freedoms, including freedoms of speech, assembly and movement. "The
Kiev authorities can now seize anything they want from the country’s people,
from private property to identification documents," Zakharova pointed out.
On November 26,
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) approved President Pyotr Poroshenko’s
decree declaring a 30-say martial law in the Vinnitsa, Lugansk, Nikolayevsk,
Odessa, Sumy, Kharkov, Chernigov, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as
well as in Ukraine’s territorial waters in the Sea of Azov, starting from
November 28.
A Sunday incident in
the Kerch Strait was used as an excuse for the move. On November 25, three
Ukrainian navy ships illegally crossed Russia’s border and tried to carry out
some illegal actions in Russian territorial waters on Sunday night. They
ignored legitimate demands to stop issued by vessels belonging to the FSB
Border Service and the Black Sea Fleet and continued maneuvering dangerously.
In order to stop the Ukrainian ships, weapons had to be used. The three vessels
were detained in Russian territorial waters. Three Ukrainian military
servicemen suffered light wounds and were provided with medical assistance.
A criminal
investigation has been opened into the border incident. The 24 Ukrainian crew
members have been arrested for two months for violating the Russian state
border. If found guilty, they may face up to six years in prison.
Source: ITAR-TASS
30-11-2018
