Oleg Kalashnikov
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Oleg Kalashnikov | |
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| Олег Калашніков | |
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| Member of the Verkhovna Rada | |
| In office 25 May 2006 – 23 November 2007 | |
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| Born | Oleh Ivanovych Kalashnikov 6 November 1962 Rivne, Ukraine, Soviet Union |
| Died | 14 April 2015 (aged 52) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Political party | Party of Regions |
Oleh Invanovych Kalashnikov (Ukrainian: Оле́г Іва́нович Кала́шніков; 6 November 1962 – 15 April 2015) was a Ukrainian politician, born in Rivne, Ukrainian SSR. He was a member of the Party of Regions, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of V convocation. On 15 April 2015 he was shot to death at his home in Kyiv.[1][2] On 16 April Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzina was shot to death in Kyiv as well.
A Ukrainian nationalist group calling itself Ukrainian Insurgent Army allegedly claimed responsibility for these and other murders in an email containing "grammatical mistakes not typical for a native Ukrainian speaker".[3] The authenticity of the claim was questioned by the Ukrainian government as well as the very existence of the named group.[3]
Controversies[edit]
On July 12, 2006, a group of individuals from the Party of Regions, including Oleh Kalashnikov, obstructed the work of an STB television crew near the Verkhovna Rada. The group forcibly took away a tape from the STB crew, and the journalists were physically assaulted.[4] Two days later, on July 14, the Prosecutor's Office of the Pecherskyi District of Kyiv initiated a criminal case on the grounds of obstruction of journalists' legitimate professional activities.[5] As a response to the incident, the Verkhovna Rada established a Temporary Investigation Commission to examine the situation.[6] On December 19, 2006, the Temporary Investigation Commission released a report, in which it condemned Kalashnikov's behavior as unacceptable.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ousted Ukraine president's ally found shot dead in Kiev home". Associated Press. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2017 – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Ukraine ally of ex-President Yanukovych found dead". BBC News. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ a b Stern, David (18 April 2015). "Ukraine conflict: Email claim for Kiev killings". BBC News. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Олег Калашников. Справка". РИА Новости Украина (in Russian). 2015. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Поведінку Калашнікова визнали неприпустимою". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Про утворення Тимчасової слідчої комісії Верховної Ради України з питання перешкоджання професійній діяльності журналістів телеканалу СТБ з боку народного депутата України Калашнікова О.І., яке відбулося 12 липня 2006 року біля будинку Верховної Ради України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Про звіт Тимчасової слідчої комісії Верховної Ради України з питання перешкоджання професійній діяльності журналістів телеканалу СТБ з боку народного депутата України Калашнікова О.І., яке відбулося 12 липня 2006 року біля будинку Верховної Ради України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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