Ombudsman of the Altai Republic Semyon Shefer leaves his post early

The members of the committee decided on the early termination of Schaefer’s powers after consulting with the Russian Commissioner for Human Rights. Now this issue is to be considered by deputies of the State Assembly, the press service of the regional parliament reported.

Semyon Shefer first took the post of ombudsman of the Altai Republic in 2007. In March 2012, he was re-elected for a second term. He has since received the support of MPs several times. The last re-election took place in March 2022.

In 2017, Schaefer was elected for the third time, although such an appointment was contrary to current legislation. His candidacy was the only one on the ballot, 28 MPs voted for it. Later it turned out that two more people also applied for the post, but their candidatures were not approved in Moscow.

Prior to his appointment as ombudsman, Schaefer worked as an anesthesiologist-resuscitator for more than a decade. Then he went to work in the authorities: he was elected a deputy of the district council and the State Assembly of the Altai Republic of II, III and IV convocations. From 2002 to 2006 he headed the parliamentary committee on legal policy and local government.

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