Former Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Kovalev Valentin: biography, career

Kovalyov Valentin is the state adviser of justice of Russia, the Honored lawyer of the Russian Federation, the vice-president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, the academician of the International Slavic Academy.

Childhood and youth

Kovalev Valentin Alekseevich was born on January 10, 1944 in Dnepropetrovsk. His father's name was Kovalev Alexei, mother - Kovaleva Polina. They all life were simple workers, and the son from a youth attracted jurisprudence.

Valentin Kovalev graduated from law faculty of Moscow State University in 1973. In 1975, he graduated from the postgraduate course, a year later defended the candidate's, and in 1986, and his doctoral dissertation. Also on his shoulders is the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration.

He began to work at the metallurgical plant at the age of fourteen. Served in the army and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has the rank of colonel of internal service.

Teaching Activities

From 1976 to 1986, he was engaged in scientific work and teaching at the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union. From 1986 to 1991 he held the position of professor at the Higher Law School. From 1991 to 1993 he was a professor at the Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In 1992 he was appointed general manager of the Legal Center for International and National Security. Was in this position until 1993. He was in the party until August 1991.

First steps in politics

On December 12, 1993, he was elected to the State Duma for the federal district on the list of the Communist Party (the fourteenth issue). Was in the Communist Party faction. On February 17, 1994, Valentin Kovalyov became one of four deputies of the State Duma chairman.

In December 1994, he became head of the State Duma headquarters on the situation that was associated with armed conflicts in Chechnya. He was also a member of the Observation Commission for the negotiation process with the Chechen Republic. At the end of the same month he was appointed chairman of the commission on human rights in this republic. His deputy was S. Kovalev (a namesake), who was at that time in Chechnya.

The latter always insisted on the necessity of the presence of regular troops on the territory of this republic. He stated that the commission does not have any facts about the violation of the rights of Chechen citizens by Russian servicemen. He repeatedly drew public attention to the violation of the rights of the Russian population of Chechnya. Valentine had several other views on the situation and insisted on the withdrawal of troops.

The Minister

On January 5, 1995, Kovalev was appointed Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation. Prime Minister was then V. Chernomyrdin. On January 10, 1995, he was expelled from the Communist Party faction, motivating it to be included in the "anti-popular government". On August 14 next year, Kovalev Valentin was again appointed Minister of Justice. On December 26, 1996, by the decree of B. Yeltsin, he was confirmed as a member of the Interdepartmental Commission of the Russian Federation for the Affairs of the Council of Europe.

In March 1997 he became a member of the commission on the problems of the Chechen Republic. On the twenty-third of July of the same year he was removed from the composition of this commission. On the political career, this event did not affect, and he retained the post of Minister of Justice in the reorganized government.

Scandal and resignation

On April 16, 1997, Valentin Kovalyov, whose biography is inextricably linked with politics, joined the Commission on Interaction of State and Executive Authorities of the Subjects of Russia in the course of legal reorganization.

In June of the same year, the newspaper Sovershenno Sekretno published an article by L. Kislinskaya entitled "A Minister Is Naked." There were video footage of the videotape recorded in the sauna, which was monitored by the Solntsevo criminal group. Kovalev's meetings with girls of easy virtue were reflected on the shots. The journalist claimed that a videotape with compromising materials was found in the banker A. Angelevich during a search. The latter was an economic adviser to Kovalev.

After the article was published, Chernomyrdin withdrew Valentin Alekseevich from a trip abroad. On June 21, 1997, Kovalev Valentin, whose photo is presented in this article, sent a petition to the president about his temporary resignation from the duties of the minister. On June 25, Boris Yeltsin granted his request. Kovalev was dismissed on July 2, and on July 20 he ceased to be a member of the Security Council.

Continuation of career

In 1999, Kovalev was appointed chief specialist of the Guild of Lawyers of the Russian Federation. In February of the same year he organized the society "Civil Solidarity". It included the party of Kovalev himself, RPSD (A. Yakovlev) and about fifty unions and organizations. According to Valentine, the goal of "Civil Solidarity" was presidential and parliamentary elections.

Arrest

On February 3, 1999, former Minister of Justice Valentin Kovalyov was arrested. He was accused of embezzling budget funds. It turned out that he was the first millionaire official in the country, although he never engaged in business. After some time, Kovalev's ally, the president of "Montazhsbank" A. Angelevitch, was arrested. He was accused of financial transactions and money laundering with Kovalev.

The investigation found that the former minister bought a large estate in the elite village of Sukhanovo (Moscow region). Its price is about six hundred thousand dollars. On Kovalev's accounts, two hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars were found in one bank and one hundred and sixty in another. The funds were not declared. In addition, in the spring of 1998, Valentin's apartment was searched and a pistol with cartridges (unregistered) was seized. Later it was found out that the gun was a reward - it was presented by General Starovoitov (Director of FAPSI).

Court

On February 4 ninety-nine, Kovalev decided to go on a hunger strike, demanding a transfer from Butyrskaya prison to Lefortovo. However, he was transferred to Matrosskaya Tishina. In January of the following year, to acquaint the accused with forty volumes of the criminal case, he was prolonged the term of being in custody.

The former minister said that he was subjected to frequent beatings, physical and moral abuse. On April 3, 2000, he was released under a written undertaking not to leave the Lefortovo detention center.

In August of the same year, the prosecutor's office prepared an indictment, and the Kovalev case was brought to court. In October 2000, the politician sent to the Prosecutor General of the country Ustinov materials relating to the activities of certain officials. And in February 2001 Kovalev filed a lawsuit to protect honor and dignity, which was satisfied. On February 27, the court dismissed the motion to send Kovalev's case for additional investigation.

On September 13, 2001, hearings began in the Moscow City Court. The prosecutor demanded to condemn the policy for nine years. The court found facts of plunder of public funds in the amount of one billion twenty nine million rubles. On October 3, 2001, the court sentenced Valentin to nine years probation with the confiscation of a plot of land and an apartment. He was also deprived of the rank of justice adviser and the opportunity to hold positions in the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for three years.

After the trial

On November 28, 2001, Kovalev Valentin stated at the press conference that he intended to appeal to the public and demand a return to the "scandal of the bath", which served as an excuse for him to leave the position of Minister of Justice. According to him, the investigative committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs made a decision to send video materials with "bathing adventures" to the prosecutor's office in order to initiate a criminal case about violation of Valentine's rights.

He stressed that the decision was reinforced by an examination proving that there are signs of editing in the videocassette. The prosecutor's office hid these materials, Kovalyov Valentin is sure. The politician accused the Deputy Prosecutor of the Russian Federation V. Kolmogorov of this.