The Ukrainian military Vitaly Marcelo detained in Italy on suspicion of involvement in the death of a reporter, don’t let the Consul. About it on air of TV channel “112 Ukraine”, said MP of Ukraine, coordinator of the national guard battalion named after General Kulchytsky Andrew Antonischak.
According to him, the Markiv is in the Kulchytsky battalion as Deputy commander of a platoon.
“I believe that it is illegal, I knew him not only the battalion, I knew him from Maidan… may 2, 2014 at 4 am, took place the storming of Slavyansk our battalion, third special forces regiment, and the 95th brigade, in consequence of which was surrounded Slavyansk, in one of the special groups was Vitaly Markiv call it “Italian” and when I locked us out of the convoy on the bridge, appeared, imagine, may 2, about it nobody knew, the representatives of Russia Today, and the representatives of the Italian journalists. My first question – how did they get there… We analyze where he was killed with colleagues, he could not kill from the mountain Karachun”, – said Antonischak.
The MP said that the then there they are armed with mortars, small arms only.
Also Andrew Antonischak added that the arrest of the military involved at least 15 people.
“He’s being held in the town in the 40-50 km from Milan, in prison. Not allowed Ukrainian diplomats, citing the fact that he has Italian citizenship. Yes, he has Italian citizenship…”, he said.
According to him, after the events on the Maidan Markiv regained his Ukrainian passport.
Now he was given a lawyer, but according to the MP, will be the refusal of a defence counsel provided by the Italian authorities.
Earlier it was reported that on 30 June in the Italian city Bologna, on suspicion of involvement in the killing of photojournalist Rochelle have detained a Ukrainian volunteer.
The Prosecutor General’s office of Ukraine said that in Italy on suspicion of involvement in the death of the journalist was arrested by Ukrainian soldiers Marcia Vitali.
Recall, may 24, 2014 near the village Andreevka near Slavyansk, Donetsk region, under mortar fire hit a group of foreign journalists. Italian photographer Andrea Rokkelli and his translator were killed.
