Chaika Yuri Yakovlevich - a politician who managed, thanks to his talents and successful acquaintances, to be in leading government positions for 20 years.
Chaika’s career began with a post in the Ministry of Justice, then he went on to serve in the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, which he later became the head of the prosecutor general. He was appointed to this post several times.
The fact is that the majority of the country's population Chaika Yu. Ya. Is known primarily as the country's chief prosecutor. After all, it is the activity of the prosecutor general that attracts considerable public attention. Yes, scandals in his political activities happened often.
Despite this, the prosecutor Chaika successfully continued to monitor compliance with the laws of the Russian Federation and build his state career. How did it all begin? The biography of the prosecutor Yuri Chaika should be considered in detail. She will help answer many questions.
Childhood
Yuri Yakovlevich Chaika was born back in 1951, namely on May 21, in the city of Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, which is located several kilometers from Sakhalin Island. Yuri was the youngest in the family. Before him, three more children were born in the family.
Parents
Yuri’s father was Yakov Mikhailovich, who was also in the public service, and served as secretary of the CPSU city committee in his hometown. It is not surprising why the son chose the career of a civil servant and also went into politics. The boy’s mother is Maria Ivanovna. The woman began her career in an ordinary school as an ordinary math teacher, and later took the post of director of the school.
School years
Children's and school years of the child passed the same way as the vast majority of children of the Soviet Union.
He graduated from school at number 4, and then entered the Polytechnic Institute at the Faculty of Shipbuilding. After graduating for a year and a half, Yuri decides to quit training and start working. He chose the position of electrician at a shipyard. From 1970 to 1972 the future prosecutor served in the army of the Soviet Union.
Fateful acquaintance
After completing military service, the young man decided to continue his studies, but in a different field. So he entered the Law Institute at the Faculty of Law.
It was here that he managed to get acquainted with Yuri Skuratov. This man subsequently took the post of prosecutor of the Russian Federation after the USSR ceased to exist.
Many acquaintances of Yuri Chaika claim that it was his acquaintance with Skuratov that helped the official to build a serious career and for many years to remain in high public office.
Service in the authorities
The official began his prosecutorial career as an inter-district prosecutor. In the period 1979-1985 he worked in the East Siberian Prosecutor's Office of Transport. Then he was transferred from his post to Irkutsk, where he worked until 1995.
During these periods of work, the prosecutor Chaika Yu. Ya. Was able to glorify himself even at a high management level, to which he had no direct relationship. It was from his submission to the court that a high-profile case was sent under the article “Banditry”. Thanks to this incident, Yuri Skuratov remembered his old friend and decided to appoint him as his deputy.
In 1999, Skuratov was removed from his post. The prosecutor Chaika became acting, and then officially became the head of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. In this position, he proved himself to be a bold, energetic, demanding and even somewhat tough leader.
The new boss was always ready to fight any kind of injustice. Such productive work entailed a number of changes at the state level. For example, some laws were adjusted, and the number of convicts decreased over the period of work.
Under the strict guidance of Chaika, a special authority was created that monitored the observance of human rights in places of detention. Also, thanks to Seagull, a law on non-profit associations was passed. In addition, it was decided to abolish the death penalty in the Russian Federation.
Such active activity could not remain unnoticed by the head of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin. Yuri Chaika and Putin, apparently, found a common language. The latter fully approved the work of the prosecutor and was ready to contribute to new changes.
In 2006, Seagull was appointed by the special decree to the post of Attorney General. The work for him was not new. During the period of activity of the official and his team, a huge number of crimes were uncovered. The new leader directed a lot of efforts to make the work of the state prosecutor’s office transparent and accessible to citizens of the country.
Scandals
The prosecutor Chaika repeatedly became a member of professional scandals. One of the high-profile cases was the case with an underground casino in the suburbs. At first, Seagull was accused of having an official covering up this casino, since his son was managing the establishment. Over time, of course, real criminals were found who were punished in all severity of the law.
Another scandal erupted in 2015. His defendant again became the son of the prosecutor. One of the State Duma deputies was charged with the illegal family business of Yuri Chaika’s family.
It was also said that the prosecutor and his family are investing heavily in real estate in Greece. According to prosecutors, the prosecutor received money thanks to corruption schemes. The Seagull's reaction was natural: he denied everything.
Similar charges were brought forward by Alexei Navalny. He also conducted a series of investigations that yielded convincing results. He was able to reveal a number of facts of violations, and in the end he shot a film in which he spoke about the investigation in detail.
Later, the prosecutor gave an interview in which he said that he did not provide any help to his sons, they were completely independent people and could achieve success on their own. Regarding the film, it was stated that this was a commissioned work, the initiative to create this film came from government agencies in other countries that want to harm the reputation of the Russian Federation and its officials, but, unfortunately, the facts that would confirm these statements were not publicly presented.
About personal life
The personal life of the prosecutor can be called constant and stable. Even in his youth, he met the girl Elena, who later became the wife of Yuri Chaika. They got married in 1974. By education, the spouse of the prosecutor is a teacher. When the children appeared in the family, the woman abandoned the career of a teacher and devoted herself completely to their education.
Children
In the family of Yuri and Elena, two boys were born, who were named Andrei and Igor. Their birth dates are 1975 and 1988, respectively. It is the children of Yuri Chaika that cause great public interest. The thing is that sons regularly become defendants in high-profile cases and scandals. They are often accused of illegal and illegal actions, obtaining illegal income. Sons decided in their profession to follow in the footsteps of their father and also receive a law degree. At the moment, they manage several companies and conduct a successful business.
Family income
Having studied the income of Chaika Yu. Ya., We can say that the family does not live in poverty. The data on profit for 2014 is known.
- The official’s income amounted to ₽ 8,500,000. In 2016, his income increased significantly: he began to receive ₽ 9,200,000.
- His wife earned $ 8,200,000.
- Real estate on Yuri Chaika is not recorded, behind him there is only a rare car: the famous "Seagull", which was produced in a small series in the USSR.
- The prosecutor, together with his wife, owns an apartment of 203 square meters. m
Official Awards
As an active civil servant and a person who is in the rank, a real state adviser to justice (the title of Yuri Chaika is the highest rank in the prosecutor's office), he has many awards, namely:
- Order of Merit to the Fatherland, which has a II degree;
- Order of Merit to the Fatherland, which has a third degree;
- Order of Merit to the Fatherland, which has an IV degree;
- Order of Alexander Nevsky;
- Order of Honor;
- award "Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation";
- Award “Honorary Worker of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation”.
Books and interviews
The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Yuri Chaika, is a co-author of the book “The Constitution of the Russian Federation: Stability and Development of Society,” which began to be published in 2004.
Also, Yuri Seagull took part in several interviews as an interviewee:
- interview with the Minister of Justice Yu. Ya. Chaika;
- prosecutor's office - the state attorney in the affairs of the law;
- “I came to the Prosecutor's Office as a public assistant ...”
Activities today
Today, Chaika Yu. Ya. Continues his active political activity and is not going to give up his positions. Yuri Chaika, apparently, is not going to resign.
For example, in 2017, he demanded new powers from the Government. The seagull considers it quite fair if his department has the right to carry out arrests.
The prosecutor is confident that the investigating authorities should play the role of an instrument in the hands of the prosecutor. The official continues to insist on his proposals, believing that this is necessary for the reorganization of the state. He argues that in the future the state will face a bad fate if a series of changes (in particular, those proposed by him) are not carried out.
Recently, the Prosecutor General made a report to the Federation Council, where he claimed that over the past few years, a large number of people had been illegally detained by officers of the investigative committee. Accusations were also made in the same way. The prosecutor insisted once again on the revision of certain laws and the improvement of human rights.
Yuri Chaika also made the following statement: “When the constitutional rights of citizens are affected, such actions must be authorized by the prosecutor. All over the world, a prosecutor performs one of two functions: he investigates a criminal case or directs the investigation. Unfortunately, in Russia there is neither one nor the other function. ”
According to Seagull, it is necessary to change the detention procedure itself. Usually, a suspect is detained and put in a pre-trial detention center before going to court. The Prosecutor General claims that such actions require the sanction of the Prosecutor's Office, otherwise a violation of human rights may occur. The Government and lawmakers of the Russian Federation are in no hurry to introduce such changes.
According to experts, an unpleasant relationship has long developed between the prosecutor's office and the investigative committee, which significantly affects the results of the work. In fact, these structures are engaged in a silent struggle, thereby trying to gain supremacy. They fight to expand their own rights and, to some extent, forget about their direct responsibilities.
In the summer of 2017, Seagull issued a statement stating that he intends to conduct inspections regarding the import of a variety of fruits and vegetables into the country.
This order was made by the President, and the official must fulfill it before the end of the year. A number of investigations were conducted, which were quite productive. During the events, federal resources were redirected. The work was approved by the Government, which encourages an initiative designed to help the domestic agricultural business.
Thus, one can characterize the Seagull of Yuri Yakovlevich, the current Prosecutor General, as a person who is clearly extraordinary, active, and yet not forgetting about his interests while promoting the interests of the state.
He did a lot for the country and its citizens, but could not avoid participating in various economic and corruption scandals. It is difficult to judge how true they are, but the fact of their existence cannot be denied.