Ban Ki-moon condemns murders of Kalashnikov, Buzyna

Ban Ki-moon condemns murders of Kalashnikov, Buzyna

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed serious concern over reports regarding recent murders of former parliamentarian Oleh Kalashnikov and journalist Oles Buzyna in Kyiv.

KYIV, April 18 /Ukrinform/. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed serious concern over reports regarding recent murders of former parliamentarian Oleh Kalashnikov and journalist Oles Buzyna in Kyiv.

This has been noted in the statement, released by his spokesman, the UN News Center reports.

"The Secretary-General took note of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's call for a swift investigation into the shooting deaths of Oleg Kalashnikov and Oles Buzyna," the statement reads.

Ban Ki-moon urged that all other such crimes be “urgently investigated” by authorities, stating that such an approach would be “critical in order to ensure the rule of law and the need to bring the perpetrators to justice.”

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