Oleg Kalashnikov
Died15 April 2015 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttp://www.olegkalashnikov.com.ua Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldPeople's Deputy of Ukraine (2006–2007) Edit this on Wikidata

Oleg 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

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

  1. ↑ "Ousted Ukraine president's ally found shot dead in Kiev home". Associated Press. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2017 – via The Guardian.
  2. ↑ "Ukraine ally of ex-President Yanukovych found dead". BBC News. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 Stern, David (18 April 2015). "Ukraine conflict: Email claim for Kiev killings". BBC News. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Олег Калашников. Справка". РИА Новости Украина (in Russian). 2015. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Поведінку Калашнікова визнали неприпустимою". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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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