Anton Herashchenko

Anton Yuriiovych Herashchenko (Russian: Геращенко, Антон Юрьевич, Ukrainian: Геращенко Антон Юрійович, born 10 February 1979) is a deputy minister at the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs.[1][2] He is a former member of the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) (2014–2019).[1][3] and was the subject of an assassination attempt in part because of his actions.[4]

Anton Yuriiovych Herashchenko
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
27 November 2014 – 28 August 2019
Personal details
Born (1979-02-10) 10 February 1979
Kharkiv, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Citizenship Ukraine
Political partyPeople's Front
Our Ukraine

Biography

When Arsen Avakov became the Minister of Internal Affairs in 2014, Herashchenko became his adviser.[1] In this role, Herashchenko briefed journalists about the formation of the Donbas Battalion,[5] the Azov Battalion,[6] and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.[7][8]

Herashchenko was elected to parliament in the 26 October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, representing the People's Front in a multi-mandate nationwide district.[3] He was secretary of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement.[3]

Herashchenko was one of the founders of a database called "Peacemaker". This is the main Ukrainian and international database used for searching for terrorists. He is also known for open anti-Russian views.[4]

In January 2017, it was announced that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) had prevented an assassination attempt against Herashchenko.[4] The SBU had had the two assassins under surveillance for over a month and arrested them in the act with an explosive device in their possession. The SBU stated that the assassins had been in prison in the Russian-occupied Crimea, until they agreed to assassinate Herashchenko. The SBU claim that the assassins were coordinated by Andrey Tikhonov. Tikhonov currently lives in Belgorod in Russia, and used to be a Ukrainian citizen, who had fought against Ukraine on the side of the Luhansk People's Republic.[4]

After the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Herashchenko did not return to parliament.[1] On 25 September 2019 the Cabinet of Ministers appointed him one of six or seven deputy ministers at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[1][2] The minister was Arsen Avakov.[1]

References
  1. "Екснардеп Геращенко став заступником Авакова" [Former People's Deputy of Ukraine Herashchenko becomes Avakov's deputy], Interfax-Ukraine, 25 September 2019, retrieved 31 March 2020
  2. "Ukraine's Cabinet appoints new police chief – MP", UNIAN, 25 September 2019
  3. "People's Deputies of Ukraine", Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine official web portal, 22 July 2018, archived from the original on 5 February 2015, retrieved 22 July 2018
  4. "Media: SBU prevented a murder attempt on MP Anton Herashchenko", UAWire, 22 January 2017
  5. "Anton Herashchenko: on the basis of "Donbas" troop another battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine has been created", Ukraine Crisis Media Center, 29 May 2014
  6. "Reinforcements for the Azov Battalion". euromaidanpress.com. 24 June 2014.
  7. "MH17: the evidence against Russia", The Observer, 20 July 2014
  8. "Rebels take out "Buk" missile system to Russia, "black boxes" to be passed to FSB – Herashchenko", UNIAN, 18 July 2014
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