Alexander Sergeevich Yefremov is a well-known Ukrainian politician, deputy chairman of the Party of Regions, People's Deputy of Ukraine. Do you want to know more about the biography and activities of this person? Welcome to this article!
Biography of Alexander Efremov. Photo
The future Ukrainian politician was born on August 22, 1954 in the city of Voroshilovgrad, Voroshilovgrad region. In 1992 he graduated from the Kyiv Institute of Political Science and Social Management, where he received a master's degree. Alexander graduated from the International Academy in Kyiv already in 1996, where he received a degree in economics. 18 years after receiving the last higher education, he became a doctor of economic sciences.
From 2006 to 2007, he was a People's Deputy of Ukraine from the Party of Regions of the 5th convocation, served as head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Regulations, ensuring the activities of the Verkhovna Rada and deputy activities. At the same time, after the elections, he went through the party list of the PR, where he took 7th place. Initially, he was the head of the procedural committee, and after Viktor Yanukovych came to power, he received the position of the first deputy head of the leader of the "regionals" faction, later he headed it and wasresponsible for the work of the coalition of the 6th convocation. People and other deputies openly called him a powerful man in the Lugansk region. At that time, his former associates and subordinates held high-ranking posts there.
In 2014, he took part in the adoption of a package of "dictatorial laws". The day after Viktor Yanukovych was removed from power, Alexander Yefremov's views changed dramatically, and he spoke of the former President's involvement in corruption and bloodshed.
Family
Larisa Alekseevna Efremova - the wife of Alexander Efremov - served as assistant to the head of the board of Ukrkommunbank. They have a son, Igor, who is a fairly successful businessman. The family worked closely together for the common benefit, as evidenced by dishonestly won tenders and the sale of equipment at inflated prices.
Other achievements
Alexander received the Order of Yaroslav the Wise, before that Efremov was presented to the Order of Merit. The politician also received the badge of the State Standard and the Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir.
Charges made
In 2014, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine filed charges against politician Oleksandr Yefremov of abuse of power and coercion of officials in order to obtain material gain. He faced 3 to 6 years in prison. The case file indicated that Efremov put pressure on the employees of the enterprise"Luganskugol" and forced them to purchase equipment from firms controlled by his wife and son. Enterprises supplied goods several times higher than the standard cost.
As stated in the case file, only on this scam the family earned about 1 billion hryvnia. The politician was also suspected of involvement in organizing the financing of the armed forces of the LPR. Efremov was detained in Kyiv by the Security Service and the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine. After 2 days, he was arrested for two months, a day later he was released on bail in the amount of 3.6 million hryvnia. 10 days later he was also accused of financing terrorism. Efremov increased the amount of bail. They also confiscated his passport and other documents allowing him to leave Ukraine, and he was obliged not to leave the country.
Already on November 4, charges were dropped from Alexander Efremov and he was given permission to leave the country. Again, he was detained at the airport, where he tried to fly to Vienna to his son, for trying to take over the Luganskugol enterprise. According to the media, Alexander's friend, Vladimir Tikhonov, who was the head of the Luhansk Regional Council, participated in this act of capture. The politician was offered a deal to obtain evidence about Russia's involvement in the armed conflict.
Rinat Akhmetov, who testified against the politician, was involved in many of Efremov's cases. Alexander had personal scores with Akhmetov since 2003, when Efremov prevented the sale of a controlling stake in Donetsk companies and did not give them the opportunity to take possession of them. According to the latest information, his arrest was extended until June 12, 2017. Presentlyno further information about the arrest.
Conclusion
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