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One strike on Odesa on Monday killed 10 people, including seven policemen, and injured 47 others.

However, he denied that he gave his police chiefs permission to kill suspects, adding that his "death squad" was made of "gangsters... not policemen".

"Every time someone new showed up on the scene, everyone would go, 'Wow that's cool' and laugh. There were policemen on the sidelines, but I felt they also wanted to watch," the person said.

Now he was flanked by two armed policemen.

While Mr Rasoul remained behind a glass screen, approximately 10 other accused sat in the open courtroom surrounded by another 15 armed policemen, who only removed the men’s handcuffs when the court was in session.