1. Oleksandr Yefremov or Aleksandr Efremov is a Ukrainian former parliamentarian and politician.
17 Facts About Oleksandr Yefremov
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On 14 February 2015 Yefremov was detained on suspicion of "abuse of power under aggravating circumstances".
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Oleksandr Yefremov was again detained on 30 July 2016 on suspicion of violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity by helping to create the Luhansk People's Republic and misappropriation of property.
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Oleksandr Yefremov was released from prison pending investigation in 2019.
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Shortly after the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Oleksandr Yefremov moved to Moscow, Russia where he now resides.
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Oleksandr Yefremov was born in Voroshylovhrad on August 22,1954, to an ethnic Russian family of Sergei Serafimovich Oleksandr Yefremov and Nadezhda Stepanovna.
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In 2005 Oleksandr Yefremov changed his political affiliation by the end of year headed the regional center of the Party of Regions.
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Oleksandr Yefremov after being elected to the national parliament was elected to the regional council as well.
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On 14 February 2015 Oleksandr Yefremov was detained on suspicion of "abuse of power under aggravating circumstances".
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Since 17 January 2015 Oleksandr Yefremov was part of an investigating into alleged involvement in funding separatism.
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Oleksandr Yefremov was suspected of putting pressure on state coal company Luganskugol to make it conclude contracts with service providers controlled by him for excessive prices.
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Oleksandr Yefremov is accused of forgery of documents during the adoption on 16 January 2014 of a set of 'anti-protest laws'.
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On 18 February 2015 Oleksandr Yefremov stated that the authorities had fabricated the criminal case against him because "They just need someone to blame for the February 20 events".
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On 25 February 2015 Oleksandr Yefremov was released on a $2,794 bail.
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Oleksandr Yefremov was again detained on 30 July 2016 at Boryspil International Airport on suspicion of violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity by helping to create the Luhansk People's Republic and misappropriation of property.
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Oleksandr Yefremov was then released from custody but placed under house arrest.
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Oleksandr Yefremov has settled in the residential complex Triumph Palace, in an elite neighbourhood in Moscow, Russia.