Will Odesa City Deputy Councilor and “Rodina” Party Leader Igor Markov go Unpunished for His Criminal Behavior?

The city of Odesa is neither democratic nor just so long as Igor Markov remains as City Deputy Councilor.  This local pro-Russia Party leader and said to be local ATV-TV channel owner will not stand for any peaceful demonstrations in support of the Ukrainian language or Ukrainian sovereignty, in spite of Ukrainian being the official state language.  In fact, he and some of his “CCCP” (USSR) bearing T-shirt thugs make sure it remains so by beating and kicking the living day lights out of local citizens, while local police mainly stand by, and watch it all happen.  This is exactly what happened in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa on September 2, 2007 when a peaceful assembly of demonstrators gathered here to read a statement to President Victor Yushchenko protesting the city's intentions to place a statue in Odesa's central square to Empress Catherine II. A witness captured and posted this event on YouTube February 12, 2009. The video makes clear that Deputy Councilor Igor Markov played the main role here in leading and directing the attacks.

Were these thugs arrested or prosecuted for their criminal behavior? Not a chance.  In light of this new evidence, the All-Ukrainian organization "Svoboda" is calling for a renewal of the investigation of the September 2, 2007 attack (http://misto.odessa.ua/index.php?u=novosti/odessa/nom,15615,17.2.2009).  “Even if there is an investigation, they will never find anyone. Last year, the Director of Prosvita [Eds. Enlightenment Society] was blocked in his office and things thrown through the window, it took the police half an hour to arrive, even though the station is at most 500 meters away”, says Djonny1929, one chat Forum participant from Odesa (http://www.ua-football.com/forum/discussions/404628.html). If this criminal behavior goes unpunished, as another chat forum participant says, “this is political civil war” claims FC Desna from Chernihiv.  How will all this end? No one knows for sure,  but these demonstrators are not taking any more chances and have taken steps to protect themselves from future attacks by enlisting Kozak guards.  In the meantime, anti-Ukrainian chauvinist Deputy Councilor Igor Markov still presides on the Odesa city Council as a member.

Would this kind of criminal behavior be tolerated in any civilized Western state? I think not.  If nothing else is accomplished, then at least Odesa Deputy (City) Councilor Igor O. Markov and friends should be blacklisted and barred from entering any civilized democratic country bold enough to tell him otherwise. 

Author: Ihor Cap

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Photos and Photo Captions: Courtesy of  e-POSHTA/e-ПОШТА February 25 лютий 2009 -- Vol.10 No. 5

Pictures 1-3: Deputy Markov (Party leader “Rodina”) beats demonstrators while Odesa police look on.

Picture 4: Odesa City Deputy Councilor and "Rodina" Party Leader Igor Markov 

Related Chat Forum Discussion A: http://www2.maidan.org.ua/news/view.php3?bn=maidan_free&key=1235148216&first=1235154528&last=1235127411
Related Chat Forum Discussion B:  http://www.ua-football.com/forum/discussions/404628.html

Related News Item: March 23, 2009 Update

Axis Globe reported yesterday that some “two weeks ago a criminal case was brought against Markov on charge of beating participants of the nationalist rally on September 2, 2007, at the building of Odessa regional administration." (See http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=1783 )  Another article published March 22, 2009 in the Odessa Globe news also reported that the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) just arrested Igor Markov. SBU has not said anything about the arrest yet (http://www.odessaglobe.com/nwosh/8149).

 Related News Item: April 22^nd Update

 On April 22^nd, thousands of citizens came out to mourn the death of 21-year old Odesa National University journalism student and young Ukrainian youth organization “Sich” activist, Maxym Chaika.  He was stabbed to death  on the evening of April 17 by Pro-Russian extremist organization  “Antifa” members who apparently have ties to ex-deputy city Councilor Igor Markov’s party “Rodina”.  Maksym was especially critical of Markov and his party's activities. Andrey Dzeban,  Maxym’s close friend, was  stabbed as well and remains hospitalized. Rodina party members deny the allegations.  Local police are trying to write it off as a local street fight, but several local Ukrainian organizations are calling it a political murder financed by Moscow who is up to their old Beria OGPU and NKVD tactics to spread instability in the region. It is not difficult to see in the original story and video above who the Odesa police really work for. To everyday Odesytans, Igor Markov is just an ex-city Councilor,  but amongst the criminal element, he is known as “Maradona”. A criminal investigation into the matter has begun.

Sources used :

http://novynar.com.ua/politics/64659

http://www.aratta-ukraine.com/news_ua.php?id=7076

http://www.unian.net/ukr/news/news-312429.html

http://www.aratta-ukraine.com/news_ua.php?id=6889