A former State Duma deputy who wrote denunciations of municipal deputies Gorinov and Kotyonochkina has become the human rights commissioner for the Ryazan region.
Former State Duma deputy Oleg Leonov has become the human rights commissioner for the Ryazan region. In 2022, he filed a denunciation with the Prosecutor General's Office against Yelena Kotyonochkina, head of the Krasnoselsky District, and deputy Alexei Gorinov.
The decision to appoint a Muscovite, a former State Duma deputy from the New People party Oleg Leonov on the eve took Regional Duma.
He replaced a Ryazan woman in this position. Natalia Epikhina, who held the position for two consecutive terms.
"Particular attention will continue to be paid to assisting participants in the special military operation and their families, as well as protecting and upholding the rights of the most vulnerable categories of citizens."- He pledged The new ombudsman on his Telegram channel.
Who is Oleg Leonov: politician and deputy
Leonov is a politician, a member of the All-Russia Popular Front, and a deputy of the VIII State Duma. He ran in 2021 in Moscow's Central District. According to Alexei Navalny's team at the time, his campaign expenses were covered by the Moscow City Hall.
A communist demanded that Leonov's registration as a candidate be cancelled Nina Ostanina, but the court did not satisfy her claim.
Denunciation of Gorinov and Kotenochkina
Leonov gained fame in 2022, when, together with a United Russia deputy, Alexander Khinshtein wrote a denunciation to the Prosecutor General's Office against the head of the Krasnoselsky District Elena Kotenochkina and deputy Alexey GorinovThey allegedly "discredited"the Russian army, calling the "SVO" a war, and also spoke out against children's drawing competitions at a time when children and adults are dying.
Criminal cases were opened against the municipal deputies. Kotenochkina managed to leave Russia and was sentenced. to 7,5 years Gorinov was sentenced in absentia to 8 years in prisonHe is not treated for serious illnesses and is regularly send in the punishment cell.
"I'm not a bloodthirsty person. I don't care about punishment, and it's better if there isn't one. The goal is for society to look at this situation and evaluate it."- said after the initiation of criminal cases against municipal deputies Leonov.
As a State Duma deputy, Leonov fought against sale vapes, advised not to take away children's phones as punishment and proposed requiring hospitals inform The Ministry of Internal Affairs on the admission of a patient without documents.
