Russian Child Rights Official Accused of Plagiarism

The Kremlin’s child rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov dismissed on Thursday accusations of plagiarism over his PhD dissertation which have recently gone viral on the Russian blogosphere. Prominent Russian journalist Sergei Parkhomenko posted a blog on Wednesday claiming 80 percent of Astakhov’s PhD paper about judicial conflicts was taken from a number of previously published works. "The paper is practically completely falsified," Parkhomenko concluded. “Such absolutely unprofessional pseudo-investigation evokes nothing but pity,” Astakhov, a high-profile lawyer known for his pro-Kremlin stance, responded. Astakhov has been frequently quoted in the media recently in connection with his allegations that US families have abused children adopted from Russia.

http://www.echo.msk.ru/blog/serguei_parkhomenko/1045140-echo/
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20130404/180439007.html