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Kiev regional police head accused of neo-Nazi ties
If need be, Ukrainian chief rabbi says he’ll call on president to sack interior minister over appointment.
A procession in Kiev to mark the Day of Ukrainian Cossacks to honor the role of the movement in the country’s history, in
A procession in Kiev to mark the Day of Ukrainian Cossacks to honor the role of the movement in the country’s history, in
(photo credit: REUTERS)
BySAM SOKOL
NOVEMBER 12, 2014 07:55
The newly appointed police chief for the Ukrainian province in which Kiev is located came under fire on Monday after it was alleged that he had past ties with a neo-Nazi organization.
Vadim Troyan was appointed to head the Kiev Oblast regional police on October 31 by Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, who feted him on Facebook as a respected commander whose like would form “the basis of a new national police force.”
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
8 February 2017 – 6 September 2019
Chief of the National Police (acting)
In office
14 November 2015 – 8 February 2017
Preceded by
Khatia Dekanoidze
Succeeded by
Serhiy Knyazev
First Deputy Chief of the National Police
In office
4 March 2015 – 5 November 2021
Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kyiv Region
In office
7 November 2015 – 4 March 2016
Preceded by
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