Mykhaylo Okhendovsky (Ukrainian: Михайло Володимирович Охендовський; born 27 October 1973 in Dubăsari, in the Moldavian SSR) is a Ukrainian lawyer who was since 6 July 2013 Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine; until the Ukrainian parliament dismissed him on 20 September 2018.
Biography
In 1997 Okhendovsky graduated with honors from the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in "international law". From 1991 on he worked in various juridical functions, among others for the National Television Company of Ukraine.
In February 2004 Okhendovsky became a member of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC). On 1 June 2007 he was re-elected in the CEC under the quota of the Party of Regions in the Ukrainian parliament (the Verkhovna Rada). On 6 July 2013 he was elected Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, he was the only candidate.
On 25 June 2010 Okhendovsky was awarded the title Merited Jurist of Ukraine.
In December 2016 Okhendovsky became a suspect accused of receiving illegal funds from "black cash" ledgers of the Party of Regions.
Parliament dismissed him and 12 other members of the Central Election Commission on 20 September 2018.
References
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Охендовський очолив ЦВК Ohendovsky leads CEC, Gazeta.ua (6 July 2013)
- ^ Verkhovna Rada dismisses 13 CEC members, UNIAN (20 September 2018)
- ^ Mykhailo Okhendovsky appointed head of Central Election Commission, Interfax-Ukraine (6 July 2013)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Головою ЦВК став Охендовський Chairman of the CEC was Ohendovsky, Ukrayinska Pravda (6 July 2013)
- (in Ukrainian) Указ Президента України № 726/2010 від 25 червня 2010 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня Конституції України» Decree of the President of Ukraine № 726/2010 of 25 June 2010 "On state awards of Ukraine celebration of the Day of the Constitution of Ukraine", Verkhovna Rada (25 June 2010)
- Head of Ukraine’s CEC faces corruption charges in case of Party of Regions’ "black accounts", UNIAN (13 December 2016)
Kyiv Appeals Court nixes SAPO pretrial confinement request for Okhendovsky, Interfax-Ukraine (28 December 2016)
External links
- Profile on Central Election Commission of Ukraine website (in Ukrainian)
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