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'''Anton Yuriiovych Herashchenko''' ({{lang-ru|Геращенко, Антон Юрьевич}}, {{lang-ua|Геращенко Антон Юрійович}}, born 10 February 1979) is a deputy minister at the Ukrainian [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Ministry of Internal Affairs]].<ref name="nv.ua politics"/><ref name="UNIAN new police chief">{{citation|url=https://www.unian.info/m/society/10697772-ukraine-s-cabinet-appoints-new-police-chief-mp.html |title=Ukraine's Cabinet appoints new police chief – MP |work=[[UNIAN]] |date=25 September 2019}}</ref> He is a former member of the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) (2014–2019).<ref name="nv.ua politics">{{citation|url=https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/politics/gerashchenko-stav-zastupnikom-avakova-novini-ukrajini-50044681.html |title=Екснардеп Геращенко став заступником Авакова |trans-title=Former People's Deputy of Ukraine Herashchenko becomes Avakov's deputy |date=25 September 2019 |access-date=31 March 2020|work=Interfax-Ukraine}}</ref><ref name=gapp/> and was the subject of an assassination attempt in part because of his actions.<ref name=Assassin/>
'''Anton Yuriiovych Herashchenko''' ({{lang-ru|Геращенко, Антон Юрьевич}}, {{lang-ua|Геращенко Антон Юрійович}}, born 10 February 1979) is a deputy minister at the Ukrainian [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Ministry of Internal Affairs]].<ref name="nv.ua politics"/><ref name="UNIAN new police chief">{{citation|url=https://www.unian.info/m/society/10697772-ukraine-s-cabinet-appoints-new-police-chief-mp.html |title=Ukraine's Cabinet appoints new police chief – MP |work=[[UNIAN]] |date=25 September 2019}}</ref> He is a former member of the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) (2014–2019).<ref name="nv.ua politics">{{citation|url=https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/politics/gerashchenko-stav-zastupnikom-avakova-novini-ukrajini-50044681.html |title=Екснардеп Геращенко став заступником Авакова |trans-title=Former People's Deputy of Ukraine Herashchenko becomes Avakov's deputy |date=25 September 2019 |access-date=31 March 2020|work=Interfax-Ukraine}}</ref><ref name=gapp/> and was the subject of an assassination attempt in part because of his actions.<ref name=Assassin>{{citation|url=https://www.uawire.org/news/media-sbu-prevented-a-murder-attempt-on-herashchenko|title=Media: SBU prevented a murder attempt on MP Anton Herashchenko|date=22 January 2017|work=UAWire}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Herashchenko was elected to parliament in the [[2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election|26 October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election]], representing the [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]] in a multi-mandate nationwide district.<ref name=gapp/> He was secretary of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement.<ref name=gapp>{{citation|url=http://gapp.rada.gov.ua/radatransl/Home/deps/en|title=People's Deputies of Ukraine|work=Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine official web portal|date=22 July 2018|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205144647/http://gapp.rada.gov.ua/radatransl/Home/deps/en|archive-date=5 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Herashchenko was elected to parliament in the [[2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election|26 October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election]], representing the [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]] in a multi-mandate nationwide district.<ref name=gapp/> He was secretary of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement.<ref name=gapp>{{citation|url=http://gapp.rada.gov.ua/radatransl/Home/deps/en|title=People's Deputies of Ukraine|work=Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine official web portal|date=22 July 2018|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205144647/http://gapp.rada.gov.ua/radatransl/Home/deps/en|archive-date=5 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Herashchenko was one of the founders of a database called "[[Myrotvorets]]" (Peacekeeper).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/d/f/393431_0.pdf|title=The right to freedom of speech and opinion in Ukraine: threats and opportunities|date=2018-09-11|website=osce.org|archive-url=https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/d/f/393431_0.pdf|archive-date=2021-02-25}}</ref> This is the main Ukrainian and international database used for searching for terrorists. He is also known for open anti-Russian views.<ref name=Assassin>{{citation|url=https://www.uawire.org/news/media-sbu-prevented-a-murder-attempt-on-herashchenko|title=Media: SBU prevented a murder attempt on MP Anton Herashchenko|date=22 January 2017|work=UAWire}}</ref>
Herashchenko was one of the founders of a database called "[[Myrotvorets]]" (Peacekeeper).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/d/f/393431_0.pdf|title=The right to freedom of speech and opinion in Ukraine: threats and opportunities|date=2018-09-11|website=osce.org|archive-url=https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/d/f/393431_0.pdf|archive-date=2021-02-25}}</ref>


In January 2017, it was announced that the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU) had prevented an assassination attempt against Herashchenko.<ref name=Assassin/> The SBU had had the two assassins under surveillance for over a month and arrested them in the act with an explosive device in their possession. The SBU stated that the assassins had been in prison in the Russian-occupied Crimea, until they agreed to assassinate Herashchenko. The SBU claim that the assassins were coordinated by Andrey Tikhonov<!-- Do not wikilink to Andrey Tikhonov. The article on Andrey Tikhonov is for a different person -->. Tikhonov currently lives in [[Belgorod]] in Russia, and used to be a Ukrainian citizen, who had fought against Ukraine on the side of the [[Luhansk People's Republic]].<ref name=Assassin/>
In January 2017, it was announced that the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU) had prevented an assassination attempt against Herashchenko.<ref name=Assassin/> The SBU had had the two assassins under surveillance for over a month and arrested them in the act with an explosive device in their possession. The SBU stated that the assassins had been in prison in the Russian-occupied Crimea, until they agreed to assassinate Herashchenko. The SBU claim that the assassins were coordinated by Andrey Tikhonov<!-- Do not wikilink to Andrey Tikhonov. The article on Andrey Tikhonov is for a different person -->. Tikhonov currently lives in [[Belgorod]] in Russia, and used to be a Ukrainian citizen, who had fought against Ukraine on the side of the [[Luhansk People's Republic]].<ref name=Assassin/>

Revision as of 23:32, 25 February 2021

Anton Yuriiovych Herashchenko
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
27 November 2014 – 28 August 2019
Personal details
Born (1979-02-10) 10 February 1979 (age 45)
Kharkiv, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Citizenship Ukraine
Political partyPeople's Front
Our Ukraine

Anton Yuriiovych Herashchenko (Russian: Геращенко, Антон Юрьевич, Ukrainian: Геращенко Антон Юрійович, born 10 February 1979) is a deputy minister at the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs.[1][2] He is a former member of the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) (2014–2019).[1][3] and was the subject of an assassination attempt in part because of his actions.[4]

Biography

When Arsen Avakov became the Minister of Internal Affairs in 2014, Herashchenko became his adviser.[1] In this role, Herashchenko briefed journalists about the formation of the Donbas Battalion,[5] the Azov Battalion,[6] and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.[7][8]

Herashchenko was elected to parliament in the 26 October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, representing the People's Front in a multi-mandate nationwide district.[3] He was secretary of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement.[3]

Herashchenko was one of the founders of a database called "Myrotvorets" (Peacekeeper).[9]

In January 2017, it was announced that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) had prevented an assassination attempt against Herashchenko.[4] The SBU had had the two assassins under surveillance for over a month and arrested them in the act with an explosive device in their possession. The SBU stated that the assassins had been in prison in the Russian-occupied Crimea, until they agreed to assassinate Herashchenko. The SBU claim that the assassins were coordinated by Andrey Tikhonov. Tikhonov currently lives in Belgorod in Russia, and used to be a Ukrainian citizen, who had fought against Ukraine on the side of the Luhansk People's Republic.[4]

After the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Herashchenko did not return to parliament.[1] On 25 September 2019 the Cabinet of Ministers appointed him one of six or seven deputy ministers at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[1][2] The minister was Arsen Avakov.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Екснардеп Геращенко став заступником Авакова" [Former People's Deputy of Ukraine Herashchenko becomes Avakov's deputy], Interfax-Ukraine, 25 September 2019, retrieved 31 March 2020
  2. ^ a b "Ukraine's Cabinet appoints new police chief – MP", UNIAN, 25 September 2019
  3. ^ a b c "People's Deputies of Ukraine", Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine official web portal, 22 July 2018, archived from the original on 5 February 2015, retrieved 22 July 2018
  4. ^ a b c "Media: SBU prevented a murder attempt on MP Anton Herashchenko", UAWire, 22 January 2017
  5. ^ "Anton Herashchenko: on the basis of "Donbas" troop another battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine has been created", Ukraine Crisis Media Center, 29 May 2014
  6. ^ "Reinforcements for the Azov Battalion". euromaidanpress.com. 24 June 2014.
  7. ^ "MH17: the evidence against Russia", The Observer, 20 July 2014
  8. ^ "Rebels take out "Buk" missile system to Russia, "black boxes" to be passed to FSB – Herashchenko", UNIAN, 18 July 2014
  9. ^ "The right to freedom of speech and opinion in Ukraine: threats and opportunities" (PDF). osce.org. 11 September 2018 (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
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