Ruslan Balbek

Ruslan Ismailovich Balbek (Russian: Руслан Исмаилович Бальбек; born 28 August 1977) is a member of the Russian Duma from the United Russia Party. A supporter of the Russian annexation of Crimea, he has been highly critical of the Mejlis.[1] After his family returned from exile when he was a child he lived in Sudak, where he began trying to enter local politics with the Socialist Party in 2010, but did not gain much power. From 2007 to 2012 he was a delegate of the Qurultay. In 2014 he became more powerful in politics, being chosen for a position in the Council of Ministers instead of Lenur Islyamov. Shortly after entering the Duma in 2016 he was sanctioned by Canada. After the prosecutors office of Ukraine opened a case against him for treason, which he described as "nonsense", saying he never swore loyalty to the Maidan Government. As a member of the Duma he has denied that Moscow treats Crimean Tatars as second-class citizens,[2] contradicting claims from Crimean Tatar opposition. He has been criticized for making bold unsubstantiated claims, including saying Vatan Karabash's attempted self-immolation was a Hollywood production[3] and that Hizb-ut-tahir is Anglo-saxon.[4] Opposition has described him as a "collaborator" and "careerist" enriching himself by supporting the administration in Crimea,[5][6] and Mustafa Dzhemilev has accused him of being an FSB agent since 2006, pointing out his arrest for embezzlement in 2006, citing his release from the charges in 2006 and his release after arrest for assaulting a police officer in 2011.[7][8][9]

Ruslan Ismailovich Balbek

Member of Parliament
Deputy of the State Duma of Russian Federation
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea
In office
28 May 2014 – 5 October 2016
PresidentVladimir Putin
Prime MinisterSergey Aksyonov
Preceded byLenur Islyamov (acting)
Succeeded byposition abolished
Assistant to Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada
In office
2010–2013
Personal details
Born (1977-08-28) 28 August 1977
Bekabad, Uzbek SSR, USSR
CitizenshipRussian Federation
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materTavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University
Websiteрусланбальбек.рф

References
  1. Yaselskaya, Aleksandra (2019-08-18). "«Фабрика идиотизма»: В Крыму прокомментировали заявление Джемилева о «возвращении Крыма Украине»". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. "Бальбек: права крымских татар в Крыму никто не ущемляет". ТАСС. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. "В Госдуме назвали инсценировкой самоподжог крымскотатарского активиста в Симферополе". Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. "Руслан Бальбек: «Хизб ут-Тахрир»* – это англосаксонский продукт". Вести Крым (in Russian). 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  5. Stelmakh, Sergey. "Крымские коллаборанты и «форум отчаяния»". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  6. Veselova, Viktoriya. "«Заслужили» у России". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  7. "Кому перешел дорогу «социалист» Бальбек?". Милли Фирка (in Russian). 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  8. "Jemilev: New Crimean deputy premier Balbek has criminal record - May. 29, 2014". KyivPost. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  9. "Бальбек, Руслан Исмаилович". ТАСС. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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