The head of the regional police department has appointed an official investigation of the police during the mass events on the Victory Day on May 9, the head of Dniprovsky police department Andrei Bidylo said at a briefing, Radyo Liberty reports..

"We have nothing to hide, we have photos, videos, personnel placement. The results of the official investigation will show whether the police behaved well, whether the special means were used correctly, "he said..

In his opinion, the police did not exceed the official powers during the detention of a group of thugs in the center of the city.

He also said that in Dnipro during the mass events on May 9, the police seized four knives, three units of traumatic weapons, one unit of gas weapons, six gas cartridges, balaclava and t. , As well as one of the participants of the event was confiscated canister with a chemical mixture "with a specific smell". According to him, now is an examination of the contents of the withdrawn 10-liter capacity.

He added that a canister, as well as a knife, a gas canister and two balaclava police, was confiscated from the young men detained in the city center.

"Going to the event with such an arsenal, people did not come to pin flowers. Maybe there were other goals. They were asked to show the luggage in backpacks, for this we have the right provided by the law of Ukraine "On Police".

We were denied that the legitimate demands of the police officers were violated, so they were detained, taken to the district department where their personalities were identified, after which they were released, "said Bidylo.

During the mass actions on the Victory Day 15 people were injured, this was stated during the briefing by the director of the Department of Communication of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Artem Shevchenko. According to him, the clashes took place in Kiev, Kharkov, Dnieper, Zaporozhye. More than 50 people were delivered to police stations.