She chose the profession of law enforcement officer in memory of her uncle, who died at the hands of bandits.[20]
She graduated from the University of Internal Affairs in Yevpatoria in 2002.[21] In 2016, she completed professional training at the University of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation. In 2021, she defended her master's thesis at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.[22]
During her studies, she worked as a waitress and bartender at the local cafe "Izyuminka" in the Crimea.[23]
She worked in the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, having worked her way up from assistant district Prosecutor to senior prosecutor of the Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.[22]
In 2002-2006 — she was an assistant prosecutor of the Krasnogvardeysky district ofCrimea.[22]
In 2006-2010 — she was an assistant prosecutor inYevpatoria.[22]
Between 2010 and 2011, she was the prosecutor, deputy chief department supervision of Prosecutor Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.[17]
In 2011 inSimferopol, she acted as the state prosecutor in the high-profile trial of Ruvim Aronov, a former deputy of theSupreme Council of Crimea and a former manager of the Saki soccer club.[24][25] Aronov was prosecuted for his leadership role in the Bashmaki gang, an organized crime group that emerged in Crimea, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Kyiv after the1991 dissolution of the USSR. The gang had been "known for its cruelty" and had been implicated in racketeering, robberies, eight abductions, and 50 murders.[25]
As a state prosecutor in the case of the Bashmaki gang, she was poisoned during a business trip to Odesa. Poklonskaya described the situation as follows:
"I drank a bottle of ordinary water at the hotel when I was on a business trip in Odesa. There was an unknown substance in the water. At the hotel, there was water on the nightstand, as usual. It happened at night - nausea, intestinal and stomach upset. A wild headache, my head was splitting to such an extent that I wanted to die."
Subsequently, the unidentified substance was removed from the body; after the poisoning, Poklonskaya filed a report, telling the manager that she would no longer be able to work on this matter.[26]
She also acted as a state prosecutor for members of other organized criminal groups, such as Imdat, Seilem, the organized crime group of Alexei Yukhnenko, and the organized crime group of Andrei Laptev.[27]
In particular, Poklonskaya conducted a criminal case into the murder of Andrei Nechepurenko, the victim worked in a large recreation and sports complex in the Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky district of theKiev region. In the summer of 2013, the media reported on the mysterious death of Nechepurenko, which occurred at the elite Senator Beach Club on the banks of theDnieper River. With reference to the versions of the investigation, it was indicated that during a night walk on a boat, a young man in a state of alcoholic intoxication allegedly fell overboard and got under the screws. However, the reported that Nechepurenko could have been thrown overboard as a result of a conflict member in theUDAR party Artur Palatny and Ruslan Oleksenko, whom journalists call the ex-boxer's financial managerKlitschko. Poklonskaya was appointed the senior procedural head of the criminal proceedings.[28]
In 2011-2012, she headed the Simferopol Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office.[22]
From October to December 2012, she worked as the head of the Department for the participation of prosecutors in the consideration of cases by the Crimean Court of Appeal.
Later, from December 2012 up until March 2014, she worked as a senior prosecutor of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine in the 2nd Department of procedural management of pre-trial investigation and Maintenance of the Department for Supervision of Law Enforcement by Internal Affairs Bodies of the 4nd Main Directorate for in Criminal Proceedings.[17] By the time she joined the Prosecutor General's Office, she had the class Rank of Advisor, which corresponds to the rank oflieutenant colonel.[17]
In 2013, Poklonskaya acted as a public prosecutor in a criminal case involving a traffic accident in the city ofDnepropetrovsk.[29]
On 25 February 2014, Poklonskaya handed in her resignation from the post of Senior Prosecutor of the Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, but she was instead given a vacation and left Kyiv for Crimea where her parents lived. Poklonskaya was returned her official identification card of an employee of the Ukrainian prosecutor's office.[21]
In March 2014, she completed her career in the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, went down in the history of the as a prosecutor investigating criminal cases and supporting state prosecution in courts against leaders and members of well-known organized criminal groups, as well as other high-profile criminal cases.[22]
On March 11, 2014, she was appointed Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.[30]
Prosecutor of Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya at the board of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, March 2015Prosecutor of Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya at a meeting, 2015Poklonskaya with the head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov at the event, 2016 year
On March 25, 2014, in connection with the formation of the Prosecutor's offices of theRepublic of Crimea and the city ofSevastopol in the Russian Prosecutor's Office system, Poklonskaya was appointed Acting Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea by order of the Prosecutor General of RussiaYuri Chaika.[31]
On March 27, she was awarded the classrank of Senior Adviser to Justice.[32]
On May 2, 2014, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Poklonskaya Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea for a five-year term.[33]
On May 7, she took the oath of office of an employee of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation.[34]
In 2016, Poklonskaya completed professional training at the University of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation[36]
On September 26, 2016, she sent an application to the Russian Prosecutor General's Office for her dismissal from the post of Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea in connection with her election to theState Duma of the Russian Federation.[37]
On October 6, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Poklonskaya from the post of prosecutor of Crimea.[38]
Prior to her resignation, she was the youngest female general in Russia, at age 36.[39]
Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
On June 27, 2016, Poklonskaya took part in the second stage of the XV Congress of the United Russia political party in Moscow.[40]By the decision of the Supreme and General Councils of the United Russia Party, at the suggestion of the chairman of the party, the Chairman of the Government of RussiaDmitry Medvedev — included in the election list of the United Russia party for the 2016 elections to the Russian State Duma.[41][42]
On August 22, 2016, she officially became a candidate for deputy of the State Duma of the VII convocation.[43]
Member of the United Russia faction from 2016 to 2021.[45]
On September 24, 2016, she participated in a joint meeting of the Supreme Council and the General Council of the United Russia political party.[46]
Poklonskaya at the first meeting of the State Duma of the VII convocation, October 5, 2016
On September 25, 2016, United Russia nominated her for the post of chairman of the State Duma Commission for the control of the authenticity of income declarations of deputies.[47]
On December 20, 2016, she took part in an off-site meeting of the United Russia faction.[48]
From October 5, 2016 to September 10, 2019[49] — Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption.[50]
On September 13, 2018, she was deprived of the post of chairman of the State Duma commission for the control of the reliability of information on income, property and in connection with the merger with the Ethics Commission.[51]
From September 10, 2019 to October 12, 2021 – Deputy Chairman of The State Duma Committee on International Affairs.[52]
On May 28, 2021, she withdrew her candidacy from the pre-voting, transfer to a new job,[56][57] application form The parliamentarian was sent to the federal organizing committee of the United Russia party.[58] According to the results of the primaries, almost 125,000 residents of Crimea supported Poklonskaya's candidacy, having become one of the leading candidates in the party primaries for participation in theelections of theState Duma of the Russian Federation in 2021.[59]
On June 17, 2021, she took part in the last meeting of the State Duma The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the VII convocation.[60]
Poklonskaya in at a meeting of the State Duma CommissionPoklonskaya and Deputy of the State DumaRuslan Balbek at the signing of the agreement between Yevpatoria and Marignan, May 14, 2018
On October 14, 2016, she did not support the draft law "On Municipal Police in the Russian Federation".[61]
In 2017, she developed a draft law on Russian citizenship on "law of the soil". The document received a positive opinion from the Duma Committee on Nationalities and was subsequently reviewed.[62]
Poklonskaya, together with deputies of the State Duma, proposed a bill on responsibility for establishing conflicts of interest in the work of deputies of the State Duma and senators of the Federation Council of Russia.[63] On December 11, 2018, the bill was passed by the lower house of parliament, and on December 28 it was signed by the President.[64]
On June 25, 2018, she co-authored a draft law on the establishment of a memorable date in Russia.: April 19 is the Day when Crimea, Taman and Kuban were accepted into the Russian Empire (1783). The bill was adopted and published on August 3, 2018.[65]
On July 19, 2018, Poklonskaya became the only member of the United Russia faction, who participated in first reading draft law Pension reform in Russia and those who voted against raising the retirement age despite the faction's decision on consolidated voting on this issue.[66] On August 29, 2018, after an explanatory speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the pension bill,[67] Poklonskaya proposed her author's amendments before the second reading, maintaining the old retirement age, but providing for increased payments at a later retirement.[68]
From 2016 to 2019, during her term as a deputy of the State Duma of the VII convocation, she co-authored more than 18 legislative initiatives and amendments to draft federal laws.[69]
On January 14, 2020, she proposed to grantRussians the right to influence the revision or repeal of laws. According to the MP, if laws get in the way, they need to be reviewed or repealed. It would be possible to register such citizens' appeals on portal of Public Services.[70]
On January 4, 2020, through herTelegram channel, she proposed renaming the draft law "On the Prevention of Domestic Violence in the Russian Federation" and calling it the Law on Strengthening and Preserving the Family, explaining that one should not "expose the family to a place of horror and constant beatings." In her opinion, serious changes should be made to thebill.[71] On January 30, 2020, she did not support this law, proposing the following changes: changing the procedure for obtaining a protective order.[72][73]
On January 24, 2020, she announced the development of a law on the responsibility of officials for insulting citizens.[74] On December 16, 2020, the State Duma adopted in the third reading amendments on the administrative responsibility of officials for insulting citizens.[75]
She also acted as the subject of the right of legislative initiative for a number of important bills.[76]
On November 24, 2020, she initiated the removal of her name from among the authors of the draft law N1057895-7 "On Amendments to the Federal Law on Education in the Russian Federation".[77]
On January 26, 2021, supported the draft Federal Law No. 1043391-7 "On Amendments to Chapters 23 and 25 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation".[76]
On October 13, 2021, by Decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, she was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation toCape Verde.[79]
On January 19, 2022, Poklonskaya announced the cancellation of plans for her assumption of the post of Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Cape Verde due to personal circumstances.[80]
Two weeks later, on February 2, 2022, by Decree of the President of Russia, Natalia Poklonskaya was relieved of her duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to the Republic of Cape Verde.[81]
On February 7, 2022, she announced that, as deputy head of Rossotrudnichestvo, she would be in charge of protecting the rights of compatriots and culture.[83]
Samples ofuser-generated anime artwork depicting different impressions of Poklonskaya
After a video of Poklonskaya at a press conference on 11 March 2014 was uploaded to YouTube, she went viral among mainly Japanese and Chinese internet users, and also became the focus of attention of Internet communities such asReddit,4chan andVKontakte, which was reported by international news outlets.[87][88][89] Within a month, the press conference was viewed over 1.7 million times.[90] Many fan-createdanime-stylemoe images of her uploaded to the Internet also attracted international media attention.[21][91][87][92][93]
In 2014, Poklonskaya was among the most searched-for celebrities on the internet in both Russia and Ukraine. According to Google, she was the year's 7th most searched-for person in Russia[94] and the 8th in Ukraine,[95] and according to the Russian search engineYandex – the 2nd most searched-for female in Ukraine[96] and the 4th in Russia.[97] She was described as asex symbol by theNew York Observer andDie Welt.[98][99] Poklonskaya told the website Novorossia Today in March 2016 that she views her beauty as an asset: "My looks have never been an obstacle – I hope they deceive my enemies."[100]
Due to the international media coverage she received from 2014, Poklonskaya has been intentionally reticent about her personal life.[101][102]
On 13 August 2018 Poklonskaya married 47-year-old Ivan Nikolaevich Soloviev, a veteran of law enforcement agencies, honoured lawyer of Russia, and head of the office of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia. The wedding took place in Crimea.[103] A year later, in September 2019, Soloviev revealed that he and Poklonskaya had separated.[104]
Poklonskaya said that since March 2014 she has not been acitizen of Ukraine.[105] In April 2022, she referred toRussia andUkraine as her "two native countries".[106]
In 2014, Poklonskaya declared that she considers Russia a great power.[107]
In March 2017, she claimed that a bronzebust ofTsarNicholas II in Simferopol was seeping fragrantmyrrh.[110] TheRussian Orthodox Church stated that they did not detect traces on the bronze bust, but instructed the church priest to continue observation; in the past some Roman Catholic worshippers had made claims of weeping statues of the Virgin Mary.[110]
In February 2017, Poklonskaya led a campaign to block the release of the filmMatilda portrayal of the affair between Tsar Nicholas II (who has been canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church) and the ballerinaMatilda Kshesinskaya.[111]
According to the declaration published on the website of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Crimea, Poklonskaya has an apartment of 116.6 m2 in use, and her income for 2014 amounted to 1.926 million rubles. According to the declaration published by the Central Election Commission in 2016, Poklonskaya’s income for 2015 amounted to 2.3 million rubles. From 1 January to 31 December 2016, Poklonskaya’s income, according to the declaration published on the website of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, amounted to 2.6 million rubles; for 2017, income increased noticeably and amounted to more than 4.5 million rubles; for 2018, income amounted to 4,736,578.30 rubles. She also owns a land plot for individual housing construction of 1014 ±11 m².[112]
Poklonskaya signs one of her books
On 8 February 2018, the Book World publishing house published Poklonskaya’s bookDevotion to Faith and Fatherland, dedicated to the events of 2013-2014: “My public speeches during the Crimean Spring, the life and achievements of the staff of the prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Crimea are the first criminal case against a Euromaidan activist in Kiev, who caused bodily harm to employees of the Berkut special forces unit, the reasons and grounds for the decision to recognize the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people as extremist and other decisions made in the position of the prosecutor of the republic.” The second part of the book is devoted to “activities to protect historical reality and human rights in the activities of cultural representatives.” The publication is supplied with photographs from Poklonskaya’s personal archive, taken in Kiev and other places.[113]
In February 2019, Poklonskaya published an autobiographical bookCrimean Spring: Before and After in the Prospekt publishing house. A first-hand story,” where she told about a huge period of life and the events of March 2014: “The text itself is a story about my childhood and youth, professional development, service in the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine, Kiev Maidan, moving to Crimea, national referendum, creation and formation the prosecutor's office of the Republic of Crimea, the election campaign for elections to the State Duma, the work and liquidation of the anti-corruption commission, criminal prosecution in Ukraine. The book is prepared in unique format - with illustrations in anime style, with epigraphs and unique photographs from the personal archive".[114]
Poklonskaya plays the piano. On her visit to the summer residence of Tsar Nicholas II, she played (among other pieces)Masquerade, a waltz by Soviet Armenian composerAram Khachaturian.[100]
Following her appointment as Prosecutor General of Crimea on 11 March 2014, Poklonskaya was listed as a wanted criminal on the website of theUkrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs,[115] due to alleged involvement in conspiracy to overthrow constitutional order or seize state power.[116] Poklonskaya's previous criticism of theopposition protests in Ukraine, and the "anti-constitutional coup"[91] led the Ukrainian government to launch a criminal case against her and strip her of the civil service rank of Counsellor of Justice.[91]
Poklonskaya was sanctioned by theUnited Kingdom on 5 May 2014 in relation to "actively implementing" Russia's annexation of Crimea.[117][118] On 12 May, theEuropean Union added Poklonskaya to its sanctions list.[119][120] This barred her from entering EU countries and any of her assets there, if existent, were to be frozen.[121]Canada imposed similar sanctions on Poklonskaya a month later,[122] followed byJapan on 4 August.[citation needed]Australia followed soon after, sanctioning Poklonskaya on 2 September.[123] On 19 December, theUnited States introduced its individual sanctions against several Ukrainian separatists and Russians, of which Poklonskaya was the only woman.[98][124]
Order "For Loyalty to Duty" (March 13, 2015, Crimea) — for courage, patriotism, active social and political activity, personal contribution to strengthening unity, development and prosperity of the Crimea.
^From the point of view of Ukraine, Poklonskaya retained herUkrainian citizenship because she did not follow the official procedures for loss of citizenship.[2] From the point of view of Russia, she is not a Ukrainian citizen, since all Crimean residents who did not express in writing that they do not want to transfer to the Russian citizenship, automatically terminated their Ukrainian citizenship and obtainedRussian citizenship.[3]
^Снегирёв, Ю (20 March 2014)."Прокурор республики". Российская газета – Неделя № 6336 (64).Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved22 March 2014.
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