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Odessa has eventually been appointed a regional NABU Chief.
In fact the “Odessa” NABU region covers Odessa, Kherson, Mykolayiv and
Kirovograd. A geographical area larger than some European countries and
given the number of NABU mandated public officials within, no small number of
fish to shoot at in the regional barrel.
The appointee, following what was probably not a competition but rather a
“competition” is Dmitry Rudenko, 15 years in law enforcement in Vinnitsa and
holder of 2 law degrees and a further degree in accounting and auditing.
Prima facie a fairly good mixture of education and
experience for his future role.
Of course the cynical reader cannot help but note he hails from the same
city as Prime Minister Groisman, and Petro Poroshenko’s political stronghold.
One of those “coincidences” that so often occur – no differently than
being able to pick the “winner” from “competitions” in sensitive appointments
relating to power and regional control almost every time.
Mr Rudenko however does not come without his own skeletons – the largest of
which relates to the late, well known human rights activist from Vinnitsa,
Dmitry Groisman.
Mr Groisman died a week before a court in Vinnitsa acquitted him of
prosecutor nonsense. Criminal proceedings were opened into those that
brought the case which it was stated in court, was fabricated. Mr Rudenko
was one of those against criminal proceedings were opened (and then, it would
appear, quietly closed).
Mr Rudenko should of course be wished happy and successful hunting.
There are many fish in his barrel to be easily shot, and some that will
require a little more skill. The cynical reader will also ponder whether
some will require tacit political approval or deniable political targeting.
Time will tell whether those close to the leading BPP political lights will
suffer NABU attention in Odessa as swiftly or as thoroughly as those that are
not. The perception in Odessa however, will be that Mr Rudenko is already
sullied.
(Quite a week for Odessa now President Poroshenko has officially appointed
Ihor Kolomoisky’s man Maxim Stepanov as Governor.)
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