On Monday, Crimean Prosecutor Natalya Poklonskaya wrote a statement on being released from her position.
“Today I wrote a statement in order to be
relieved of my duties as Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea in connection
with my election to State Duma,” RIA Novosti quotes Poklonskaya’s statement.
According to her, her statement has already been
sent to the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation. “Insofar as I’ve already been elected a State Duma deputy, my
powers are suspended and I am exempt from the duties of Prosecutor of the
Republic of Crimea and an moving onto my elected office. My experience as a
prosecutor will be kept, but I will work and fulfill my duties as a deputy, as
this is an elected post,” Poklonskaya explained.
At a congress of the United Russia party on June
27th, Russian Prime Minister and party chairman Dmitry Medvedev proposed to
include Poklonskaya in the list of candidates for the State Duma. The Crimean
prosecutor, in turn, reported that she would be ready to go to work in the
lower house of parliament if elected.
The next day, in an interview with Moslente,
Poklonskaya stated that, if elected, her priority in State Duma work would be
people and their problems, including those of the residents of Crimea.
Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin specified
that, if Poklonskaya were elected a deputy, her priorities would include the
construction of roads, control over the flow of public funds, and the
restoration of cultural monuments.
Kiev
lacks courage to admit plotting foiled sabotage in Crimea
Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 19:58
Natalia Poklonskaya, the prosecutor general of the
Crimea, said that the Ukrainian leadership had a history of being furtive in
their aggressive actions and then distance themselves from the committed acts,
reported by SPUTNIK.
‘The cowardly stance of Ukrainian
authorities prevents them from taking responsibility for being
authors of the thwarted plot to commit acts of sabotage
in Crimea,’ pointed out Natalia Poklonskaya, the
Crimean Prosecutor General.
On Wednesday, Russia's Federal Security Service
said that it had eliminated a spy ring organized by the Ukrainian Defense
Ministry in the Crimea that was preparing acts of sabotage on
critical and life-supporting elements of the peninsula's infrastructure; a
FSB officer died during a shootout that ensued during the raid.
‘It all matches the current criminal face
of the Ukrainian leadership. They revealed their nature from the very
start when they came to power via a coup d'etat and now they affirm
their cowardly position. They do not even have the courage to admit what
they have committed,’ summed up Poklonskaya.
DONi News Agency
Русский: Прокурор Крыма старший советник
юстиции Наталья Владимировна Поклонская
English: Natalia Poklonskaya, Prosecutor
General of the Republic of Crimea from 2014 onwards, at the expanded board
meeting of the office of the Prosecutor General of Russia on 24 March 2015.
Natalia Poklonskaya, Crimea’s chief prosecutor, who came
to prominence during the peninsula’s controversial partition from Ukraine, has
been promoted. She is now a major general equivalent.
The
promotion is one of 80 ordered this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin
among officers of the military, the police, the prosecution, the investigative
committee, customs and other law enforcement agencies.
Poklonskaya’s
rank was raised form chief justice councilor to state justice councilor 3rd
class, which corresponds to a promotion from colonel to major general in the
Russian military or the police force.
Her
previous promotion came in March 2014, days after being appointed acting chief prosecutor
of Crimea by the prosecutor general. The appointment was made permanent two
months later.
Poklonskaya,
35, rose to global prominence during the turbulent secession of Crimea from
Ukraine and reunification with Russia. At a media conference she spoke up for
rebellious local authorities, denounced the armed coup in Kiev and declared
Crimea’s refusal to submit to the new Ukrainian authorities. Her harsh words
and stern expression contrasted greatly with her cute blond appearance and
unusual voice, sparking an instant internet meme.
She
is among the public figures, who were personally slapped with travel and
financial sanctions by the European Union for her role in the fateful events.
In Ukraine she is wanted for conspiracy to overthrow lawful authorities.
Crimea
rebelled against the coup-imposed authorities in Kiev, which took power after
ousting President Viktor Yanukovich in February 2014. Local residents voted
overwhelmingly for breaking away from Ukraine and requested Russia to take
Crimea under its sovereignty, which was granted in March.
Kiev
and its foreign backers consider the move illegal and imposed through force.
However, Moscow insists it was a proper execution of Crimea’s right for
self-determination, as stated in the UN Charter.
Natalia Poklonskaya at a Press Conference (11 March 2014)
Poklonskaya Surprised by
EU Parliament Decision to Support Tatar Mejlis
18:30
12.05.2016
The
European Parliament’s decision to support the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar
People, an organization banned and classified as extremist in Russia, left
Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya shocked, she
said on Thursday.
SIMFEROPOL
(Sputnik) — The European Parliament on Thursday called on the
European Union member states to fund Mejlis’ activities
outside Russia and impose sanctions on those responsible
for banning the organization.
"At a time when the entire world is fighting extremism and
terrorism, I have no words to comment on the European Parliament’s
selective attitude. The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People is an extremist
organization, this has been proven and ruled on in court. All the
necessary evidence was submitted,"
she told RIA Novosti.
Mejlis
actively cooperates with various organizations recognized
as terrorist groups globally, like Hizb ut-Tahrir, she stressed.
The
Crimean Supreme Court on April 26 ruled that the Mejlis of the
Crimean Tatar People is an extremist organization, and outlawed it
in Russia, in response to a case filed by Poklonskaya.
