Yuriy Kravchenko
| Yuriy Kravchenko Юрій Кравченко | |
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 Kravchenko with Vladimir Putin in 2000 | |
| Born |
March 5, 1951 Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died |
March 4, 2005 (aged 53) near Kiev, Ukraine |
| Occupation | Ukrainian police officer and statesman |
Yuriy Fedorovych Kravchenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Федорович Кравченко; March 5, 1951 – March 4, 2005) was a Ukrainian police officer and statesman. In 2000, while a Minister of Internal Affairs, Kravchenko became directly involved in the murder case of Georgiy Gongadze and subsequent Cassette Scandal. Later he was the governor of Kherson Oblast (December 2001 – April 2002) and Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (December 2002 – June 2003).
Early biography
Born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Kravchenko was a militsiya officer who made the top-possible career in Ukrainian police. Minister of Internal Affairs from 1995 until sacking in March 2001.
Gongadze Case and Cassette Scandal
On 29 January 2013 a Ukrainian court ruled Oleksiy Pukach had murdered the journalist Georgiy Gongadze on orders from Kravchenko, who was seeking a career promotion.[1]
Suspicious death
Kravchenko was found dead in his apartment near Kiev on March 4, 2005. He was at that time called as a witness in the murder case of Gongadze. It was claimed that Kravchenko committed suicide, some news reports[2][3] claim that he was shot twice in the head.[4]
See also
- Leonid Kuchma
- Ukraine without Kuchma
- Politics of Ukraine
- Government of Ukraine
- Multiple gunshot suicide
References
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Wikinews has related news: Former Ukrainian minister found dead |
- ↑ Court sentences Pukach to life for murdering Gongadze, disregards claims against Kuchma, Lytvyn, Kyiv Post (29 January 2013)
Ukraine police officer accuses ex-president after being jailed for life, Reuters (29 January 2013)
Gongadze killer pointed on Kuchma and Lytvyn. "LIGABusinessInform". 2013-1-29 - ↑ Untimely Deaths in Ukraine; Strange suicides and car crashes among foes of the former regime bring calls for investigations by Kim Murphy, L.A. Times (March 13, 2005)
- ↑ Gongadze murder suspect's trial should be open to public, Committee to Protect Journalists (August 16, 2011)
- ↑ Naboka, Marichka (2015-03-08). "Suicide Or Homicide? In Ukraine, Old-Guard Officials Dying Mysteriously". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
External links
- (Ukrainian) The Key Witness in the Gongadze Case Dead (March 2005 Ukrayinska Pravda article on the death of Kravchenko, analysing also his role in Gongadze case - includes fragments of the Melnychenko recordings featuring Kravchenko)
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