Chief military physician case may be heard in privateThe corruption case against former Chief Military Physician Alexander Belevitin and his deputy Alexei Nikitin may be heard behind closed doors.15:52 03.05.2012
High-ranking official to stand trial for $1.4 mln kickbacksFormer Deputy Head of the Moscow Housing and Utilities Department Sergei Dyomin will go on trial charged with accepting $1.4 million in kickbacks.12:03 28.04.2012
Military report on numerous violations in defense procurementsOver 3,500 defense procurement violations have been uncovered in 2011, according to Alexander Nikitin, an official at the Main Military Prosecutor's Office.17:36 26.04.2012
Corruption in Russia triples in a yearThe number of corruption crimes has tripled in 2011 against 2010, Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika states in his annual report.10:23 26.04.2012
Secret police unit suspected of extortionThe 38th unit of the Interior Ministry's "K" Department has been searched and the ministry investigated, following the arrest of an officer for corruption.10:24 24.04.2012
Public servant fined $1 mln for $13,500 bribeThe Bashkirian Republic Supreme Court has ordered a regional consumer rights committee employee to pay a $950,000 fine for accepting $13,500 bribe from a business entity.10:46 16.04.2012
Magnitogorsk vice-mayor sentenced to 10 years in jail for large-scale bribeFormer Magnitogorsk Vice-Mayor Vitaly Sidorenko was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $33,700 for extorting $91,000 from a businessman.10:35 11.04.2012
Entities to pay for employees corrupt practicesThe government will submit by June its proposals on increasing fines for the entities whose employees have been convicted for corruption crimes committed for corporate benefit.09:54 11.04.2012
"Corruption has become the most profitable business in Russia"The struggle against corruption in Russia started 20 years ago, when President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree on corruption on April 4, 1992. Kirill Kabanov, head of the National Anti-Corruption Committee, shared his views on how corruption in the country has changed since those days with the Russian Legal Information Agency.16:38 05.04.2012
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022