Wanted for Treason
Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky
Acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov has dismissed
Ukraine 's
recently appointed Navy commander, Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky, who took the
oath of allegiance to "Crimean people", Deputy Secretary of the
National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Viktoria Siumar said.
"Acting Defense Minister Ihor Teniukh received a
reprimand in connection with this case," Siumar said at a briefing on
Sunday evening.
Turchynov appointed Berezovsky as Navy commander the day
before, on March 1, 2014 .
After a video featuring Berezovsky taking the oath of
allegiance to "Crimean people" appeared in the Internet, Teniukh
removed him from performing duties and appointed Serhiy Haiduk as acting
commander of the Ukrainian Navy.
Siumar says the Prosecutor General's Office in Ukraine
has launched criminal proceedings against Berezovsky under Ukrainian Criminal
Code's Article 111 "Treason."
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