Penza, 14 March 2015. PenzaNews. The ex-prosecutor of the Penza region Valery Koshlevsky passed away late at night into Saturday, March 14, vice-governor Victor Rubtsov wrote in his Twitter.

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He explained that the death was caused by acute heart failure.

“My condolences to his friends and relatives,” Victor Rubtsov added.

Valery (Demyanovich) Koshlevsky was born in the village of Bondurovo, Gaivoronsky area of the Odessa region in the Ukrainian SSR on February 20, 1952.

In 1977, he graduated from the Saratov D.I. Kurskiy University of Law with a degree in Law Science, and was subsequently taken as an intern to the Nizhny Lomov area public prosecutor’s office.

In the following years, he worked in the prosecutor’s office of the Penza region, held the office of the Kondol area prosecutor, first deputy prosecutor of the Karakalpakian ASSR, prosecutor of the Lunino area, and later the Zheleznodorozhny area of Penza city, and deputy prosecutor of the region.

He held the office of the prosecutor of the Penza region from August 2000 to March 2013.

He was a wearer of the award pin “Distinguished worker of the Russian Federation prosecution area.”

He received the silver medal “For improving the criminal execution system,” the letter and the order of St. Sergiy of Radonezh of the 3rd degree, the letter and the order of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker of the 2nd degree for helping ensure military security of Russia.

In 2012, Valery Koshlevsky received the title of the Distinguished Lawyer of Russia by the order of the Russian President.