Former Crimean President (the Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, had a president from February 16, 1994, until March 17, 1995, when the post was liquidated as it went against Ukraine's Constitution) Yuriy Myeshkov has published documents on his Facebook page that allegedly prove the criminal past of the current de facto head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov.
"[The documents] shed light on what the current head of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov used to do. I thoroughly studied these files. 'Goblin's' records, according to police reports, are impressive -- contract killings, extortion, participation in organized crime groups, etc.," Myeshkov wrote.
"Goblin" is Aksyonov's nickname from the 1990s when he was a part of the "Salem" organized crime group.
Neither Aksyonov nor other Crimean or Russian officials have commented on the issue, according to the Crimea desk of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service.
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