Leader of Ukrainian right-wing party questioned in connection with Monday clashes in Kiev
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ukrainian soldiers wait for their turn to pay the last tribute to a coffin bearing the body of National Guard soldier Igor Derbin who was killed in a Monday clash, at a military base in Novi Petrivtsi outside Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. Ukrainian police say 141 people remain hospitalized after a nationalist protest in Kiev turned violent, with 10 of the injured in serious condition. Three officers died from their wounds. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (The Associated Press)
The leader of a right-wing party has been questioned in connection with Monday's clashes outside the Ukrainian parliament on Kiev.
Three National Guard officers died from injuries suffered in a grenade explosion during clashes between police and nationalists who were protesting a constitutional amendment granting more powers to Ukrainian regions including the rebel-held east.
Svoboda leader Oleh Tyahnybok turned up for questioning at the Interior Ministry on Friday. Tyahnybok is officially a witness while 16 Svoboda members have been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating the riots.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Most of the 100 violent protesters at Monday's rally outside the parliament were members of Svoboda, which holds only a handful of seats in parliament. Wielding truncheons and sticks with nails, they faced off against police in riot gear.