The prosecutor of Buryatia, Valery Petrov, has been in office since 2006. During this time, the public of the republic got tired of demanding his resignation, the scandal follows the scandal, and the high-ranking security official himself received the nickname “business prosecutor”. He is credited with raider seizures, fabricated criminal cases and criminal prosecution of objectionable entrepreneurs.

One of the most effective mechanisms to combat the growth of corruption in regional elites is the rotation of personnel. This allegedly does not allow the heads of security agencies to “make friends” with local officials and businessmen on a mutually beneficial basis. The federal center changes the heads of departments of the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the prosecutor's office in different regions every 3-5 years. But this is not the case with everyone. In some constituent entities of Russia, the heads of law enforcement agencies have not changed for more than 10 years.

Scandalous fighter against corruption

The prosecutor of Buryatia is one of those siloviki whose activities can seriously undermine public confidence in the supervisory authorities. Back in 2012, more than 3 thousand signatures were collected in the republic under an appeal to the President of Russia demanding the removal of Valery Petrov from his post. Residents of the region also asked for an independent investigation of its activities. The reason for the mass outrage then was the brutal beating of human rights activist Vladimir Migunov.

In recent years, the prosecutor's office of Buryatia has been rocked by many high-profile scandals. These are raider seizures of enterprises, in which the media called friends of Valery Petrov, and criminal cases fabricated against objectionable police officers, and protests related to the criminal prosecution of local entrepreneurs. But all this did not prevent the business prosecutor from retaining his post.

According to the official biography of a high-ranking security official, he was born and raised in the Irkutsk region, but his entire career in law enforcement is associated with the prosecutor's office of Buryatia. In 1983, he began work in the investigation department of the republic's supervisory department, confidently climbing up the career ladder, until he took his current position.

Prosecutor of Buryatia Valery Petrov

Despite numerous accusations of corruption that are being heard against Valery Petrov from entrepreneurs, human rights activists and former law enforcement officers, the “business prosecutor” himself positions himself as an active fighter against dishonest officials. So, in his recent interview with the weekly MK in Buryatia, he told how the department he heads reveals certain violations of anti-corruption legislation among municipal officials and deputies.

- We made an emphasis on prevention and increasing the personal responsibility of the guilty persons, on holding seminars to clarify the norms and requirements of the developing Russian legislation. The Prosecutor's Office of Buryatia is taking all measures aimed at combating corruption in government bodies and local self-government, - said Valery Petrov in his interview.

Apparently, the prosecutor of the republic is clearly aware of who can be touched and who can not. Having told many stories about various offenses committed by officials of the municipal level, the high-ranking security official did not say a word about the leaders of the district leadership of a higher rank.

Friendship for mutual benefit

Valery Petrov is accused by many businessmen and human rights activists of lobbying the interests of the Irkutsk businessman Vladimir Dmitriev, whose activities are closely associated with such a concept as raiding.

Irkutsk businessman Vladimir Dmitriev

According to the information and analytical publication "People's Control of Siberia", the prosecutor and the businessman are members of the same nomenklatura clan, since their fathers are linked by party-economic cooperation, which began in the 70s of the last century. Continuing the friendship of their parents, Petrov and Dmitriev were able to derive a lot of benefits from it.

For example, the prosecutor of Buryatia is accused of deliberately sabotaging the proceedings on the deliberate bankruptcy of Ulan-Ude Shipbuilding Company LLC. And the officers of the local police, who were trying to conduct an investigation, were subjected to biased prosecutorial checks, some were demoted, and the materials they collected were put on the shelf. And all because the territory of the industrial zone of the shipyard attracted Vladimir Dmitriev, and now there are trade and entertainment establishments, and the entire complex belonging to the entrepreneur was named "New City".

The most striking example of the joint activities of a businessman and a prosecutor was the raider seizure of the Yubileiny shopping center located in the capital of Buryatia. The department store liked Vladimir Dmitriev. First, a group of partners and relatives of this businessman bought a small block of shares, and then they demanded that the owners sell them the entire trading enterprise for a pittance. Having received a refusal, they opened a criminal case, since they have “their own” prosecutor.

TD "Yubileiny" in the city of Ulan-Ude

The power structures carried out an operation, the result of which was the transfer of the building of the Yubileiny trading house for safekeeping to the Danak company, controlled by Dmitriev's people.

The businessman used his connections in the prosecutor's office and during the seizure of JSC "Auto", against whose leadership a criminal case was also opened. The persecution stopped only after the enterprise came under the full control of the raiders. On its territory, Dmitriev opened a commercial registration point for vehicles "Agat", which is associated with another scandalous criminal case.

The head of the republican traffic police, holder of two Orders of Courage, Alamzhi Syrenov, was accused of legalizing illegal vehicles through a department unit located in the village of Onokhoy. The irony of fate is that a highly respected police officer in Buryatia himself helped bring corrupt traffic police officers to justice. And one of those under investigation readily agreed to testify against the colonel.

Former head of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of Buryatia Alamzhi Syrenov

Veterans and employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who spoke in defense of Alamzhi Syrenov, called the refusal to comply with the request of businessman Vladimir Dmitriev as the reason for his criminal prosecution. The prosecutor's friend wished the head of the republican traffic police to increase the number of department employees employed at the Agat commercial registration office, which would contribute to the growth of the turnover and profit of this private enterprise. The colonel refused the businessman's request and paid the price for his intractability.

The investigation and trial in this criminal case lasted two years. As a result, Alamzhi Syrenov was fully acquitted, the court recognized his right to rehabilitation. But the colonel never returned to serve in the internal affairs bodies.

On the conscience of the prosecutor of Buryatia, there are a number of criminal cases that have fallen apart in the courts, but have ruined the lives and businesses of people. At the same time, Valery Petrov is literally letting go of all attempts to bring to justice Vladimir Dmitriev and his subordinates. Thus, the criminal case initiated on the fact of the illegal withdrawal of property and the subsequent bankruptcy of one of the Ulan-Ude bakeries, which belonged to Taryan OJSC, was terminated.

It is worth noting that the prosecutor's office of Buryatia is showing strange complacency not only towards Dmitriev and his people. They say that, not without the participation of the leadership of the supervisory department, the criminal case against the director of Kyakhtinskoye LLC Sergei Chursov, initiated under part 2 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud), was terminated, although the damage caused to the state amounted to 31 million rubles. Moreover, we are talking about federal funds aimed at modernizing the pig breeding complex of OOO Kyakhtinskoye within the framework of the priority national project “Development of the agro-industrial complex”.

"The Evil Genius of Buryatia"

Another scandalous criminal case initiated by Valery Petrov was the persecution of a Buryat businessman Marat Kharisov, in whose defense human rights activists organized rallies and collected signatures under a corresponding petition on the change.org portal. There was published a speech that the disgraced businessman made in court.

Rally in support of businessman Marat Kharisov

In his speech, Marat Kharisov called Valery Petrov “the evil genius of Buryatia”, accusing him of “protecting” various business structures.

- Whatever sphere of the republic’s life we ​​touch, everywhere there is, if not the prosecutor himself, then his shadow. The people have long called him nothing more than a "business prosecutor". Using his position, he actively invades all spheres of the economic and political life of Buryatia. No matter what entrepreneurs and public figures I communicate with, in the end all the threads of control of the business sphere and economic life lead to Valery Petrov, - Marat Kharisov said in court.

According to the businessman, the prosecutor of the republic over the years at his post has helped people close to him to create a powerful business empire. And now they not only skillfully protect their personal interests, using all the power of the supervisory agency, but also engage in raider seizures of promising and profitable enterprises. An example is the transfer of ownership of people close to Valery Petrov, the largest brick factory in Buryatia with large reserves of natural raw materials, which was built and launched at the expense of foreign investors. Now this enterprise belongs to the friends of the prosecutor - co-owners of Best Plus LLC.

Marat Kharisov also mentioned Irina Petrova, the wife of a high-ranking security official. In the fall of this year, she headed the Committee for State Protection of Cultural Heritage Objects of the Administration of the Head of the Republic, moving to a new position from the post of Deputy Minister of Culture of Buryatia.

Irina Petrova, Chairman of the Committee for State Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites in Buryatia

Businessman Kharisov claims that it was thanks to Irina Petrova that the aforementioned Best Plus LLC received permission to build its facilities in the historical part of Ulan-Ude. The office of the prosecutor's wife distributes government contracts for the reconstruction of architectural monuments, and the construction companies controlled by Valery Petrov are using federal budget funds. Such a "family contract" also brings a considerable income to a high-ranking security official.

One battered human rights defender

The indignation of the Buryat public with the activities of the prosecutor captured many after the beating of the head of the republican Center for the Protection of Business and Anti-Corruption Vladimir Migunov. The victim himself suspected Valery Petrov of organizing this crime.

As the Kommersant newspaper wrote, early in the morning on February 13, 2012, unknown assailants attacked the human rights defender.

I took my son to kindergarten and returned home. I can't say for sure how many attackers there were, it seemed to me that there were two. First, they hit me hard on the head, threw me to the ground and kicked me. Beating me, they told me something, but what exactly, I can not say, because I was stunned, everything happened as if in a fog. After that, they fled, - said Vladimir Migunov.

On the fact of the incident, he filed a statement with the police and a medical institution, where the received bruises were recorded.

The victim collected extensive data on criminal prosecutions of Buryat entrepreneurs in order to seize their business and, conversely, on "hushed up" cases related to raider operations, seizure of federal property, and harassment of conscientious law enforcement officials. Shortly before the attack, Vladimir Migunov was summoned to the prosecutor's office of Buryatia. According to the human rights activist, there they talked to him in a threatening tone, demanding to stop public activities.

Then the Buryat activists for the first time demanded that the federal center conduct an independent investigation and remove the republic's prosecutor Valery Petrov from office. But he, as it turned out, is irreplaceable.

A beaten human rights activist, raider seizures of enterprises, a showy fight against corruption and lobbying for the interests of specific businessmen - all this is an unattractive picture of the activities of the prosecutor of Buryatia. Neither the notorious rotation of personnel, nor the opinion of the residents of the republic, nor numerous publications in the media, nor protest actions - nothing can shake Valery Petrov's position in the region.

It should be noted that Vladimir Putin signed the next order on the extension of Petrov's powers as regional prosecutor on June 8, 2015 for a period of 5 years.

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On June 28, the Federation Council will appoint Deputy Prosecutor General-Chief Military Prosecutor Valery Petrov, Prosecutor of the Republic of Buryatia

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Talks about the appointment of Valery Petrov appeared at the end of April, simultaneously with the resignation of the former prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky. According to rumors, even then the name of the candidate caused surprise. The reasons for that were - Petrov is a civilian, all his life he worked in the prosecutor's office of not the most important region of the country - Buryatia. Against the background of the venerable employees of the GVP and the Prosecutor General's Office, Petrov looks somewhat exotic. Although, the famous "fighting Buryats" have forced them to change their minds for several years already, proving that they are warriors who can force themselves to be respected.

For us, observers, the history of the appointment of the Buryat prosecutor Petrov to a high supervisory position is interesting because this personnel maneuver was caused by the addition of completely random situational factors that took place in a distant republic.

Valery Petrov became the head of the Prosecutor's Office of Buryatia in 2006. According to conversations, he is one of the people close to the Prosecutor General since the years when Yuri Chaika headed the Prosecutor's Office of the Irkutsk Region. Petrov himself never spoke about friendly relations with Chaika.

The most influential person - this is how he is characterized in Buryatia. And this is actually an objective assessment of his work over the past 11 years. By no means in all regions of the country the prosecutor could influence social and political life as much as Valery Petrov in Buryatia.

According to Novaya Gazeta's sources in the government structures of Buryatia, there was only one figure behind most of the political appointments, resignations, business processes, criminal cases - the republic's prosecutor.

The former head of Buryatia, Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, did not manage much. The peculiarity of Buryatia is that there is a specifically complex structure of informal relations and ties among the regional elite. And it's not about the national factor. The regional elite is split into numerous groups that are formed according to regional, family and clan principles. A clan can be called people from the same area or even members of several closely related families. For example, such expressions as “Kizhinginsky clan”, “Semeysky” and even “Matkhanovs' clan” are used in everyday life. And all this at the same time with the "Irkutsk" and "Bokhan-Osa" clans. That is, the unification of people into conditional groupings varies from several families to huge communities.

An important feature of the Buryat clans is a significant departure from purely ethnic content. None of the clans of Buryatia, including the “Semeyskiy” one, focuses only on the representatives of one ethnographic group.

In the last years of Nagovitsyn, a serious conflict broke out in the republic between the prosecutor Valery Petrov and the mayor of Ulan-Ude, Alexander Golkov. By the way, it was at this time that clearly ordered materials about the "business prosecutor" appeared, the collection of signatures for Petrov's resignation was initiated. All the negativity that can be read on the Internet about Prosecutor Petrov is precisely the result of the information war.

According to sources, in October 2016 it was decided to change Nagovitsyn. In January, the former head of the FSB of the Vladimir region, Igor Nikolaev, was transferred to the post of head of the FSB of Buryatia, probably on purpose to limit the power of the clans. Many people were named among the candidates for the position of the head of the republic. They said that the republic could be headed by a representative of Rostec and former deputy plenipotentiary Valery Khalanov. The federal inspector Kholodov was named. The names of local personnel were also named.

But in February 2017, Nagovitsyn was replaced by Deputy Transport Minister Alexei Tsydenov. According to experts, Gennady Timchenko (his structures have a contract for the construction of railway infrastructure in the republic worth about 29 billion rubles) and presidential aide Igor Levitin could have been involved in lobbying for his candidacy.

According to the local press, Prosecutor Petrov had no good relations with the new head of the republic. They said that Tsydenov allegedly refused Petrov to appoint people recommended by the prosecutor. They also said that Prosecutor Petrov made a bet on the nomination of Senator Vyacheslav Markhaev, the former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Buryatia and the first commander of the Buryat OMON, as a candidate for the head of the republic. Today Markhaev heads the republican committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. By the way, Senator Markhaev in the Federation Council openly proposed to check the correspondence between the income and expenses of Dmitry Medvedev.

Without waiting for the active stage of the election campaign, the issue of transferring prosecutor Valery Petrov to Moscow was also resolved. In April, Prosecutor General Chaika and the Presidential Administration made an offer to Petrov to head the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office. They say that Petrov himself refused this offer, but after several days of hesitation he accepted it.

The appointment of Valery Petrov to the SHG may have good prospects, experts say. Petrov is a tough and ambitious person, he has a strong grip. And in such a department as PRT, these qualities will be very useful. Valery Petrov will have to complete the organizational transfer of employees to the department of Yuri Chaika, which is very painfully perceived by military prosecutors serving in the Ministry of Defense.

It must be borne in mind that Petrov will have to work on the territory of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the generals. Considering that almost all military prosecutors in one way or another came into conflict with ministers and their deputies, Petrov will have a difficult job.

Summing up: the "Buryat transfer" actually liquidated the conflict in the republic on the eve of the election campaign. Tsydenov retained and strengthened his position (this is also a plus for the Timchenko-Levitin link). Yuri Chaika strengthened his position, virtually completely taking control of the SHG.

Sergei Shoigu received nothing from the appointment of Petrov, but so far he has not lost anything (given that the military police are under the control of the Minister of Defense, which has taken over part of the functions of the Main Military Prosecutor's Office).

The head of the Administration Anton Vaino, who successfully resolved the conflict without the loss of interested parties, and Sergei Kirienko are in a winning position.

8. The Federation Council, as a result of an approving discussion, approved the resolution “On the appointment of the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation - Chief Military Prosecutor”.
Presented from the President by Artur Muraviev.
Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Andrey Aleksandrovich Klishas.
Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Evgeny Serebrennikov.
Valentina Matvienko. We love it when you offer footage from regions.
Lyudmila Narusova. Have you paid attention to the article in Ogonyok by the deputy Boris Reznik; closed articles interfere with the investigation of the implementation of the state defense order. Proposal to transfer to the chief military prosecutor.
Voting with cards secretly 143 0 0
Resolution 151 0 0

General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation
President of the Russian Federation V.V.
Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich!
In accordance with part 2 of Article 129 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and paragraph 2 of Article 121 of the Federal Law "On the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation" I ask you to submit a submission to the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the appointment of the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation - Chief Military Prosecutor of the State Counselor of Justice 2 classes of Petrov Valery Georgievich. V.G. Petrov, born in 1957, has served in the prosecutor's office for 34 years, in leadership positions for 27 years. He has been the Prosecutor of the Republic of Buryatia since November 2006. He was repeatedly encouraged for exemplary performance of his official duty, was awarded a medal of the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, II degree, he was awarded the honorary title "Honored Worker of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation", is an honorary worker of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation ... Petrov V.G. highly qualified and experienced leader, capable of organizing the work of the military prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation at a high professional level.
Application
Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation
REFERENCE
State Counselor of Justice of the 2nd class (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16.08.2008 No. 1232) PETROV Valery Georgievich
Since 11/15/2006 has been working as the prosecutor of the Republic of Buryatia
Date of birth 20.10.1957 Deposits with. Nukuts of the Nukutsk district of the Irkutsk region Higher education He graduated (when, what) in 1979 Irkutsk State University of Law Specialty education in jurisprudence
Does he have any state awards, an honorary medal of the Order "For Merit to Watering, awards of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation with honor" of the II degree (2016), (what) the honorary title "Honored Worker of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation"
badge “For impeccable service” (2007), badge of distinction “For loyalty to the law” I degree (2008), registered firearms (2009); nominal edged weapons (2013) WORK IN THE PAST
1974-1979 - student of Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk
1979-1983 - Senior Legal Adviser of the Production Department of Agriculture of the Nukutsk District Executive Committee of the Irkutsk Region, pos. Novonukutskiy Nukutskiy district of Irkutsk region
1983-1984 - Prosecutor of the Department for Supervision of Investigation and Inquiry in the Prosecutor's Office of the Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Ulan-Ude
1984-1984 - Investigation Department of the Buryat Prosecutor's Office
1984-1984 - Assistant to the Prosecutor of Ulan-Ude, Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Ulan-Ude
1984-1985 - Senior Investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of Ulan-Ude, Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Ulan-Ude
1985-1987 - Deputy Prosecutor of the Soviet District, Ulan-Ude, Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Ulan-Ude
1987-1992 - Prosecutor of the Ivolginsky District of the Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, pos. Willow
1992-1997 - Senior Assistant to the Prosecutor of the Republic of Buryatia for Personnel, Ulan-Ude
1997-1998 - Head of the Personnel Department of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude
1998-2006 - Deputy Prosecutor of the Republic of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude
2006-present - Prosecutor of the Republic of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude.
Head of the Main Personnel Department S.V. Zamuruev
CHARACTERISTIC
Prosecutor of the Republic of Buryatia
State Counselor of Justice of the 2nd class
Petrov Valery Georgievich
V.G. Petrov, born in 1957, has served in the prosecutor's office for 34 years, of which 27 years in leadership positions. Since November 2006 he has been holding the post of Prosecutor of the Republic of Buryatia. He possesses high professionalism, competence and prudence, which allows him to successfully manage the prosecutor's office of the republic, to timely determine the priorities of activities and take the necessary measures to improve the organization of work, increase the role of the prosecutor's office in strengthening the rule of law and law and order. It carries out work to coordinate the activities of law enforcement agencies to combat crime and take measures to combat corruption, prevent extremism and terrorism. Great attention to V.G. Petrov. devotes to the prevention of juvenile delinquency. He is purposefully working to improve the efficiency of prosecutorial supervision. He attaches great importance to the implementation of legislation on the protection of the rights of citizens to work, education, health, in the housing and utilities sector, on the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs, as well as on ensuring the rule of law in the field of economics, on the observance of the rights of minors and orphans. He is constantly monitoring the implementation of environmental legislation, the protection of Lake Baikal, included by UNESCO in the list of World Natural Heritage Sites. Petrov V.G. hardworking, possesses good theoretical knowledge, shows adherence to principles in solving official issues. For exemplary performance of official duties, he was repeatedly encouraged, was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, he was awarded the honorary title "Honored Worker of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation", is an honorary worker of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation. Petrov V.G. a professionally trained and experienced leader capable of organizing the work of the military prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation at a high level.
Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Actual State Counselor of Justice Yu. Gull

The Prosecutor of Buryatia Valery Petrov has been appointed the Chief Military Prosecutor of Russia

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According to Kommersant, the Federation Council at a plenary session appointed the prosecutor of Buryatia, Valery Petrov, as the chief military prosecutor of Russia. "The committee considered the candidacy presented by the Russian president and unanimously recommended the chamber to support the appointment of Petrov," Andrei Klishas, ​​head of the upper chamber committee on constitutional legislation and state building, told TASS.

According to the Russian Constitution, the appointment and dismissal of the Prosecutor General, his deputies and the Chief Military Prosecutor is under the jurisdiction of the Federation Council.

The post of chief military prosecutor became vacant in April following the retirement of Sergei Fridinsky.

Valery Petrov since 2006 served as prosecutor of the Republic of Buryatia

Valery Petrov was born in the Irkutsk region, where he received a higher legal education and began his professional career. It is interesting that in those years the current Prosecutor General Yury Chaika also worked in the prosecutor's office of this region. However, most of Mr. Petrov's career was spent in the prosecutor's office in Buryatia. Here he went through all the steps of the career ladder: from the senior investigator of the Ulan-Ude prosecutor's office to the head of the republican prosecutor's office - he took this position in November 2006. During this time, Valery Petrov received many awards, among which there is a foreign one - the Honorary Badge of the Prosecutor's Office of Mongolia.

A Kommersant source in the GVP noted that Valery Petrov is not the first civil prosecutor to head the department. So, in 1992, Valentin Panichev headed the Main Directorate of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation for overseeing the implementation of laws in the armed forces as a civilian. He left the GVP already with the rank of Colonel-General of Justice.

As reported by the Baikalmediaconsulting news agency, on the eve of the president's proposal was considered at two committees of the Federation Council, and both recommended approving the candidate. In his speech, the senator Andrey Klishas noted that many senators know Petrov well and unanimously recommend to approve him in office.

After the speeches of the heads of the committees, the head of the Federation Council took the floor Valentina Matvienko, noting that the appointment of a person who has extensive experience in the region and enjoys well-deserved respect there is a very correct personnel policy.

Senator Lyudmila Narusova wished Valery Petrov to pay attention to the state defense order, the abuses during the execution of which were described in the article by Yevgeny Reznik. Valery Georgievich promised to pay attention to this sensitive topic.

As a result, the senators voted for the candidacy, and the vote was unanimous. In conclusion, the senator from Buryatia made a speech Alexander Varfolomeev, who noted that Valery Georgievich Petrov is not only a professional in his field, but also a patriot who is fond of the history of the Great Patriotic War, helping to restore monuments and having published a series of books about the heroes of Victory - the natives of Buryatia. Also, Alexander Georgievich noted the close work of the prosecutor of Buryatia with the senators.

Valentina Matvienko congratulated the new Chief Military Prosecutor on her appointment and handed him the results of the vote.

Photo (c) Anna Ogorodnik