Dmitri Torner

Dmitri Torner (, born Dmitri Nekrasov (; 28 August 1980, Chișinău, Moldavian SSR) is a Moldovan pro-Russian politician, businessman, and sports executive. He is the leader of the Moldovan political party New Historical Option (NOI).

He is known for his attempt to run for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in 2019 from the party of pro-Russian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk — Opposition Platform — For Life — and his subsequent disqualification, as well as for a series of journalistic investigations in which he has been accused of using forged documents, changing identities, and maintaining ties with Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash. In particular, in 2019–2020, he allegedly assisted in collecting compromising material on Joe Biden in exchange for lobbying support from the administration of Donald Trump aimed at preventing Firtash’s extradition to the United States.

According to investigations by the journalistic projects Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and RISE Moldova, Torner was, at various times, placed on national and international wanted lists, including through Interpol, in connection with criminal cases initiated in Moldova and Ukraine. In 2003–2004, in the Republic of Moldova, Dmitri Torner, who at that time was known under the surname Nekrasov, was convicted on a number of criminal charges, including fraud, theft of property, illegal trafficking of narcotic substances, and theft of documents. The investigation materials stated that he had at least five internal and four foreign travel Ukrainian passports issued in different names, including the surnames Nekrasov, Grozny, Bozhiy, and Malchenko, as well as documents of the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation.

In 2019–2020, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies opened criminal proceedings regarding possible forgery of documents (Article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), as well as episodes classified as fraud. These proceedings were considered in the context of his participation in the 2019 parliamentary election in Ukraine and the verification of the legality of the use of documents.

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Category:1980 births
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