The acting parliamentary leader of the Batkivschyna party on April 14

insisted on allowing police to use weapons against protesters in eastern

regions of Ukraine, who have been occupying government buildings. “We should immediately go back to the resolution of February 20,

2014, which limits the powers of [police] concerning the use of special

measures, including weapons, against those who are using weapons to

seize buildings,” Serhiy Sobolev told a meeting. “We passed that

resolution after [Viktor] Yanukovych and [Vitaliy] Zakharchenko gave

illegal orders to fire on civilians.”

Sobolev claimed that the resolution prevented police from taking measures that are allowed by law by the police force.