Yuriy Kravchenko
Yuriy Kravchenko | |
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Юрій Кравченко | |
Chairman of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine | |
In office 2002–2004 | |
Preceded by | Mykola Azarov |
Succeeded by | Fedir Yaroshenko |
Governor of Kherson Oblast | |
In office 2001–2002 | |
Preceded by | Oleksandr Verbytskyi |
Succeeded by | Anatoliy Yurchenko |
Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 1995–2001 | |
Preceded by | Volodymyr Radchenko |
Succeeded by | Yuriy Smirnov |
Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Ukraine | |
In office 1994–1995 | |
Preceded by | Eduard Miroshnychenko (acting) |
Succeeded by | Leonid Derkach |
Director of the Criminal Militsiya | |
In office 1992–1994 | |
Director of MVS in Kirovohrad Oblast | |
In office 1989–1992 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | March 5, 1951
Died | March 4, 2005 near Kyiv, Ukraine | (aged 53)
Occupation | Ukrainian police officer and statesman |
Yuriy Fedorovych Kravchenko (
Georgiy Gongadze and the subsequent "Cassette Scandal." Kravechenko later was the governor of the Kherson Oblast
(2001—2002) and Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (2002—2003).
Biography
Born in
Ukrainian SSR
. In September 1989, he became the head of the MVD regional directorate in the Kirovohrad Oblast.
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]
Death
Kravchenko was found dead in his apartment near Kyiv 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 claim that he was shot twice in the head.[2][3][4]
See also
- Leonid Kuchma
- Ukraine without Kuchma
- Politics of Ukraine
- Government of Ukraine
- Multiple gunshot suicide
References
Wikinews has related news:
- ^ 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 - 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
- (in Ukrainian) The Key Witness in the Gongadze Case Dead (March 2005 Ukrayinska Pravdaarticle on the death of Kravchenko, analysing also his role in Gongadze case - includes fragments of the Melnychenko recordings featuring Kravchenko)