Ombudsman in the Ryazan region became ex-Deputy of the state Duma Oleg Leonov

Oleg Leonov has been appointed Commissioner for Human Rights in the Ryazan Region. The decision was made at a meeting of the regional parliament on Wednesday, October 28.

Oleg Leonov is a native of Moscow, a graduate of Moscow State University and the Moscow Automobile Institute. Previously, he was engaged in the development of telecommunications, was a State Duma deputy and coordinated the work of the search and rescue team “Lisa Alert”.

The new ombudsman assured that human rights work is a familiar field for him. He thanked his predecessor Natalia Epikhina for the work done and outlined plans for the future. The Ombudsman’s Office will continue to support the participants of the special military operation, search for prisoners of war, solve the problems of servicemen and improve the efficiency of considering citizens’ complaints.

Among the system tasks, Leonov singled out the digital transformation of the commissioner’s institute. According to him, the introduction of a single digital circuit and analytics will improve the quality of the department. It is also planned to build a dialogue with civil society to strengthen the confidence of residents in the authorities. The “Legal Train” project will continue its work.

The post of Commissioner for Human Rights in the Ryazan region since 2015 was held by Natalia Epikhina. She has served as long as possible under the law. The speaker of the regional Duma Arkady Fomin thanked her for effective ten-year work.