Prosecutor's Office notifies deputy head of Crimean Council of Ministers of treason suspicion
The prosecutor's office has notified the "deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers" of Crimea of suspicion of treason (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
The deputy head of the Council of Ministers of the temporarily occupied Crimea has been served with a notice of suspicion of treason, according to the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.
According to the investigation, the woman agreed to cooperate with the Russians and began to build her "career" during their occupation of Crimea. In 2019, she became the so-called "Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea - Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Crimea." She still works there.
The suspect contributed to the establishment and strengthening of the aggressor state on the territory of the occupied peninsula by her actions and decisions. She also took an active part in their formation and functioning.
She faces imprisonment for up to fifteen years.
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