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| Following the ], on February 27 an emergency session was held by the Crimean legislature after it was occupied by armed pro-Russian forces.<ref name=time1 /> After sealing the doors and confiscating all mobile phones from MPs<ref name=kpcoup /> invited by Aksyonov to enter the building, a motion was passed in the presence of the |
Following the ], on February 27 an emergency session was held by the Crimean legislature after it was occupied by armed pro-Russian forces.<ref name=time1 /> After sealing the doors and confiscating all mobile phones from MPs<ref name=kpcoup /> invited by Aksyonov to enter the building, a motion was passed in the presence of the gunmen armed with rocket launchers.<ref name=time1 /><ref name=riaak /> The result was that 55 of 64 votes elected Aksyonov Prime Minister.<ref></ref> Various media accounts have disputed whether he was able to gather a quorum of 50 of his peers before the session convened that day, and some Crimean legislators who were registered as present have said they did not come near the building.<ref name=time1 /> The masked gunmen identified themselves as members of Crimea’s self-defense forces, all of which are, according to Aksyonov, directly under his control.<ref name=time1 /> | ||
| Under the Ukrainian constitution, the prime minister of Crimea is appointed by the autonomous republic's parliament following consultations with the president of Ukraine. The director of the information analysis department of the legislature's secretariat, Olha Sulnikova, has stated that an agreement exists with ousted president ].<ref name=kpcoup>http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/crimeas-new-prime-minister-calls-yanukovych-president-relies-on-russian-financial-aid-337850.html</ref> The coup-imposed president of Ukraine, ] decreed the appointment of Aksyonov as the head of the government of Crimea to be unconstitutional.<ref></ref><ref>{{uk icon}} ], ] (27 February 2014)]</ref> | Under the Ukrainian constitution, the prime minister of Crimea is appointed by the autonomous republic's parliament following consultations with the president of Ukraine. The director of the information analysis department of the legislature's secretariat, Olha Sulnikova, has stated that an agreement exists with ousted president ].<ref name=kpcoup>http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/crimeas-new-prime-minister-calls-yanukovych-president-relies-on-russian-financial-aid-337850.html</ref> The coup-imposed president of Ukraine, ] decreed the appointment of Aksyonov as the head of the government of Crimea to be unconstitutional.<ref></ref><ref>{{uk icon}} ], ] (27 February 2014)]</ref> | ||
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| Sergey Aksyonov Сергей Аксёнов | |
|---|---|
| Self-Proclaimed Prime Minister of Crimea | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office February 27, 2014 | |
| President | Oleksandr Turchynov (acting) (Turchynov has decreed the appointment of Aksyonov as unconstitutional) |
| Preceded by | Anatolii Mohyliov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergey Valeryevich Aksyonov (1972-11-26) November 26, 1972 (age 52) Bălți, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Russian Unity |
Sergey Valeryevich Aksyonov (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-uk; born November 26, 1972) is a Ukrainian politician and de facto Prime Minister of Crimea.
During an armed occupation of the Crimean parliament by pro-Russian forces, Aksyonov was subsequently voted into office following a vote of no confidence in the new Ukrainian government. He is currently wanted by the Ukrainian police and charged under Part 1 of Art. 109 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Actions aimed at the violent overthrow, change of constitutional order, or the seizure of state power").
Biography
He was born in Bălți in the Moldovian SSR on 26 November 1972. His father is the leader of a group called the Russian Community of Northern Moldova in Transnistria.
In 1989 he moved to Crimea and enrolled in a college for Soviet military engineers, however, before he could graduate from the academy to become a Red Army officer the Soviet Union collapsed. He then refused to swear an oath of allegiance to Ukraine, which he considered 'an unjustly severed appendage of Russia'.
In 1993 he graduated from the Higher Military-Political Construction College in Simferopol. In 1993—1998 he was Deputy Director at a company named "Ellada". His business was related to food products. From October 1998 to March 2001 he was Deputy Director of the "Asteriks" company, and since April 2001 he has been Deputy Director of the "Eskada" company. Aksyonov is also the head of the Crimea's Greco-Roman wrestling organization.
Political career
His political career in Crimea started in 2008. In that year he became a member of "Русская община Крыма" ("Russian Community of Crimea") and a member of public organisation "Гражданский актив Крыма" ("Civic Active of Crimea").
Since 2009 he is a member of the board in Гражданский актив Крыма, co-president of Coordinating Council «За русское единство в Крыму!» ("For Russian Unity in Crimea!"), leader of All-Crimean public political movement Russian Unity ("Русское единство").
Since 2010 he was a deputy of the Supreme Council of Crimea, elected as a member of Russian Unity, which had 4% of votes (warranting 3 seats of total 100 in Crimean parliament) during elections into Supreme Council of Crimea.
Prime minister of Crimea
Main article: 2014 Crimean crisisFollowing the Ukrainian revolution, on February 27 an emergency session was held by the Crimean legislature after it was occupied by armed pro-Russian forces. After sealing the doors and confiscating all mobile phones from MPs invited by Aksyonov to enter the building, a motion was passed in the presence of the gunmen armed with rocket launchers. The result was that 55 of 64 votes elected Aksyonov Prime Minister. Various media accounts have disputed whether he was able to gather a quorum of 50 of his peers before the session convened that day, and some Crimean legislators who were registered as present have said they did not come near the building. The masked gunmen identified themselves as members of Crimea’s self-defense forces, all of which are, according to Aksyonov, directly under his control.
Under the Ukrainian constitution, the prime minister of Crimea is appointed by the autonomous republic's parliament following consultations with the president of Ukraine. The director of the information analysis department of the legislature's secretariat, Olha Sulnikova, has stated that an agreement exists with ousted president Viktor Yanukovych. The coup-imposed president of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov decreed the appointment of Aksyonov as the head of the government of Crimea to be unconstitutional.
On March 5, 2014, the Shevchenko district court of Kiev issued a warrant for Aksyonov and Vladimir Konstantinov's arrest, and the Security Service of Ukraine was charged to bring them to court.
Domestic policy
Aksyonov has promised that Ukrainian would cease to be an official language if Crimea joined Russia. “We use two languages on a daily basis – Russian and Crimean Tatar,” Aksyonov said. “It’s certain that the republic will have two languages.”
Alleged links to organized crime
Some sources have alleged that Aksyonov served in the mid 1990s as a lieutenant or overseer with the nickname "Goblin" in the organized criminal gang "Salem". In the early 1990s, the gang fought a deadly contest with the rival "Bashmaki" that killed 30 people in Simferopol in one month of 1991, but by the mid-1990s, as their membership grew to 1200, they had taken a less violent approach, and in 1995 forty of their members had taken office as local deputies, receiving Legislative immunity.
In 2010, Aksyonov sued Mikhail Bakharev, vice speaker of the Crimean parliament, for making statements of this kind. Although the court of the original jurisdiction ruled for Aksyonov and demanded that Bakharev to publish a retraction, the decision was overturned by an appellate court which determined that there was not evidence to disprove the allegations. Andriy Senchenko, a Crimean member of Verkhovna Rada from Batkivshchyna party alleged that Aksyonov was involved in these activities together with Supreme Council Chairman, Vladimir Konstantinov.
References
- "Crimean Parliament Dismisses Cabinet and Sets Date for Autonomy Referendum". The Moscow Times. February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- Crimean parliament dismisses autonomous republic's government Kyiv Post Retrieved on March 12, 2013
- "Gunmen Seize Government Buildings in Crimea". The New York Times. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
Masked men with guns seized government buildings in the capital of Ukraine's Crimea region on Thursday, barricading themselves inside and raising the Russian flag after mysterious overnight raids that appeared to be the work of militant Russian nationalists who want this volatile Black Sea region ruled from Moscow.
- ^ "Putin's Man in Crimea Is Ukraine's Worst Nightmare". Time.
Before dawn on Feb. 27, at least two dozen heavily armed men stormed the Crimean parliament building and the nearby headquarters of the regional government, bringing with them a cache of assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades. A few hours later, Aksyonov walked into the parliament and, after a brief round of talks with the gunmen, began to gather a quorum of the chamber's lawmakers.
- http://censor.net.ua/news/274361/sud_vynes_postanovlenie_ob_areste_marionetok_kremlya_v_krymu
- http://news.yahoo.com/goblin-crimean-leader-pledges-loyalty-putin-041920694.html;_ylt=AwrTWfw4mR5TJkwAvhbQtDMD
- Откровения Сергея Аксёнова: «Четверка граждан» нанесла Крыму ущерб не меньший, чем при развале советской власти
- De Waal, Thomas (6 March 2014). "The Novel That Explains Putin's Crimean Land Grab". Politico. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- Who is Sergey Aksyonov
- ^ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/crimeas-new-prime-minister-calls-yanukovych-president-relies-on-russian-financial-aid-337850.html
- ^ "Preparations for Joining Russia Already Underway – Aksyonov". RIA.
- Депутат: Крымский премьер известен в криминальных кругах как "Гоблин"
- Турчинов издал указ о незаконности назначения Аксенова премьером Крыма
- Template:Uk icon The new prime minister is the leader of Russian Unity, Ukrayinska Pravda (27 February 2014)
- ^ The court gave the green light to arrest "puppets of Putin" in Crimea. Ukrayinska Pravda. March 5, 2014
- Associated Press (MAR 9, 2014). "The 'Goblin' king: Crimea leader's shady past". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Haddon, Katherine (11 March 2014). "New Putin-Backed Prime Minister In Crimea Used To Be A Gangster Named 'Goblin'". Agence France Presse. Business Insider. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- Ilya Somin (2014-03-07). "Crimea and the morality of secession". Washington Post.
- ^ "Meet 'Goblin' — Moscow's man in Crimea". Toronto Star/Metro News. March 4, 2014.
- Roman Sohn (March 3, 2014). "Ukraine: The Empire strikes back". EU Observer.
- Oleg Shirokov (2009-09-24). "Salem as a Symbol of Criminality in Crimea". Salem News.
- "(paywalled source)". Agatov. cites documents:
- "Аксенов не смог доказать свою непричастность к ОПГ и проиграл суд Бахареву". Crimean Information Agency. June 10, 2010.
- "Премьером Крыма выбрали бандита по кличке Гоблин, — Сенченко". Izvestia. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- Премьер по кличке "Гоблин" Radio Svoboda, March 4, 2014
- Meet ‘Goblin’ — Moscow’s man in Crimea The Star, March 6, 2014
- "Депутат Андрей Сенченко: комсомол – "Сейлем" - парламент". Cripo. 2008-04-18.
External links
- The new primier of Crimea will be the leader of Russian Unity. Ukrayinska Pravda. February 27, 2014.