Oleksandr Onyshchenko given name Oleksandr
Oleksandr Romanovych Onyshchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Романович Онищенко, born March 31, 1969) is a Ukrainian ex-politician, show jumping rider and patron. Onyshchenko was previously a member of the Ukrainian Parliament and a member of pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych’s Party of Regions. In the summer of 2016, while a member of Parliament, Onyshchenko fled Ukraine after he was stripped of immunity by the Parliament of Ukraine and the General Prosecutor Office expressed intention to arrest him due to charges related to alleged corruption and money laundering. In May 2020 Prosecutor's office of Ukraine extradition request was denied by the German court. Since 2016, he has resided in European Union. As of 2019, Onyshchenko was reportedly residing in Spain.In January 2021, Onishchenko, as a member of the Russian network of influence, was personally sanctioned in the United States in connection with his interference in the American elections and the distribution of edited audio recordings of conversations between former American and Ukrainian officials in order to spread false allegations of corruption in Ukraine.Early life
Oleksandr Onyshchenko was born on March 31, 1969. Some Ukrainian media claim that previously Onyshchenko carried a different family name - Oleksandr Radzhabovych Kadyrov.He was educated at the Kharkiv Military College of the Rear of the Soviet Ministry of Interior (today the National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine) and graduated from the National Transport University.His father was Rajab Kadyrov was a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR, and later was the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan.Business career
Onyshchenko started his career in 1990, where he worked in the oil and gas industry. Onyshchenko still owns oil and gas distribution company "GK Gazovy Alyans". Onyshchenko has also been implicated in running a fraud and money laundering scheme that traded approximately US$1.5 billion in illicit assets. Onyshchenko was named as part of the Quickpace deal between Onyshchenko , Pavel Fuchs, and “Prontoservus,” reportedly a front for Serhiy Kurchenko. No investigation ever been launched by the law enforcement agencies following the news publications.
While in exile, Onyshchenko reportedly bought a horse stud farm with intentions to host invitational equestrian tournaments. However, Onyshchenko failed to receive the necessary visa and work permits required to operate such a tournament within Germany. As of 2022 all immigration formalities were cleared in Germany.
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