Medvedev took disciplinary action to Onishchenko – RBC

The former head of Rospotrebnadzor Gennady Onishchenko during the Kazan marathon 2016

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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev took to his assistant Gennady Onishchenko penalty that imposed in February for breach of public speaking rules

Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev took disciplinary action from his assistant – the former head of Rospotrebnadzor Gennady Onishchenko. The corresponding decree was published on May 24 at the official web-portal of legal information.

«Remove from Onishchenko Onishchenko, Russian Prime Minister Medvedev assistant DA, previously imposed in accordance with the RF Government Decree of 24 February 2016 №284-p, the disciplinary action, “- said Medvedev at the disposal

February 26 of this year, Medvedev reprimanded Onishchenko in connection with violation of the requirements of the civil service law.. It was a question of a failure to comply with the requirements of the rules of public speaking, the government said in a statement. Which statements Onishchenko became an occasion to reprimand, not officially specified. A spokesman for Prime Minister Natalia Timakova himself Onishchenko not comment Rowan this theme.

Assistant to the Prime Minister Onishchenko began in October 2013, immediately after his resignation from the post of the head of Rospotrebnadzor. How to write “Vedomosti”, the reason for dismissal could be a complicated relationship with other members of the government, including by Medvedev . Federal officials say the publication that Onishchenko was allegedly ready to listen to the views only of President Vladimir Putin. And at the head of Rospotrebnadzor, and as Assistant Medvedev Onishchenko regularly make loud statements.

In April Onishchenko moved into the primaries, “United Russia” in single-mandate constituency Tushino in Moscow, which took place on 22 May. As reported by the head of the executive committee of the Moscow branch of “United Russia” Oleg Smolkin, Onishchenko was the prior vote winner. The final results of the primaries is not yet announced.