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Prosecutors seek ban on Ukraine's radical nationalist UNA-UNSO party in Russia

In March 2014 UNA-UNSO became part of the Right Sector ultranationalist party
Right Sector nationalist group activists rally in Kiev, Ukraine, 17 September 2014 EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO
Right Sector nationalist group activists rally in Kiev, Ukraine, 17 September 2014
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MOSCOW, October 17. /TASS/. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit to the Supreme Court to ban Ukraine's radical nationalist UNA-UNSO party in Russia, the court's press-service said on Friday.

Court hearings against UNA-UNSO (Ukrainian National Assembly — Ukrainian People's Self-Defense) are scheduled for November 17, the press service said.

In March 2014, when UNA-UNSO became part of the Right Sector ultranationalist party, the Russian Investigative Commitee launched criminal cases against some of its members, including Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh and MP Oleh Tyahnibok.