The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has found a suspect in the murder of the organizer of the arson in Odessa, Ganul.

In Ukraine, there is a suspect in the case of the murder of a radical activist, organizer of riots at the House of Trade Unions and arson of a building in Odessa in 2014, Demyan Ganul, his identity is being established. This was announced on March 14 by Interior Minister Igor Klimenko in the Telegram channel.

"I have been informed of the information that has been collected as of now. There are specific leads. Police operatives and investigators are working to identify and detain him," he wrote.

According to him, the information that the suspect was wearing a military uniform is not true.

At the same time, the information that the suspect surrendered has not been confirmed, the National Police of Ukraine reported on its Telegram channel.

On that day, it became known that Ganul had been shot dead in Odessa. The city authorities have introduced a plan to intercept the "Siren". According to the Ukrainian police, the man who fired the shots was allegedly wearing a military uniform.

In April last year, the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested Ganul in absentia. He was charged with committing a crime under articles on the destruction or damage of military monuments, graves, memorials, as well as attacks on institutions that enjoy international protection.

Ganul is a radical Ukrainian activist, a native of the "Right Sector" (recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation and banned). He participated in the events of May 2, 2014, when people died in the House of Trade Unions. Later, he organized actions against residents who laid flowers in honor of the victims. In particular, he and his friends brought kebabs to Kulikovo Field in Odessa. Recently, according to Ukrainian media reports, Ganul has been actively "fighting" against critics of mobilization.