Business ombudsman seeks for allowances to Russians on indefinite leaveRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov believes businesses are to be allowed to put employees on indefinite leaves to be paid monthly statutory minimum wages by the state in order to save jobs.The ombudsman has formulated this initiative and a number of other measures aimed at changing the regulation of the economy in the time of the crisis he elaborated as a result of a massive survey of businesses across the country regions in his letter addressed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.10:24 07.04.2020
Business Ombudsman submits bill on economic crime jury trials to Russian Supreme CourtRussia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov has forwarded a bill empowering jurors to examine economic crimes cases to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.17:50 24.03.2020
Supercomputer designer freed from detention, put under house arrest in fraud caseRussia’s Business Ombudsman Boris Titov welcomes a decision of the Moscow City Court, which relaxed the preventive measures in a procurement fraud case against AO T-Platform CEO and shareholder Vsevolod Opanasenko, freeing him from detention and putting him under house arrest on Wednesday.18:03 18.03.2020
Business Ombudsman works on proposals empowering jurors to try economic crimes casesRussia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov has said at a press-conference that his office is developing amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure in line with the proposals of the Supreme Court empower jurors to examine economic crimes cases.10:26 20.02.2020
FAS-sponsored bill gives rise in number of cases over restriction of competition – TitovA legislative proposal of Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) aimed to criminalize restriction of competition by participation in cartels may result in an increase of criminal cases against businesspersons.11:57 11.02.2020
Number of criminal matter complaints filed with Russian business ombudsman upsRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov received 2,230 applications, 44% of which concerned illegal prosecution of businesses over the past year.16:21 03.02.2020
Fourteenth person on business ombudsman’s London List returns to RussiaMikhail Yershov, the fourteenth businessman entered on the so-called London List, has returned to Russia, the press service of business ombudsman Boris Titov reports.14:36 31.01.2020
Russian business ombudsman proposes accelerate preparation of court recordsRussia’s business rights commissioner Boris Titov has asked the chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev to pay attention to the “trial within a reasonable time” problem encountered in organization of transfer of criminal cases to appeals instances.18:00 28.01.2020
Charges against yet another businessman on London List dropped – TitovA court in Russian Kurgan Region has overturned a sentence of airport director Dmitry Kovalenko and his assistant Andrey Tyabutov.18:34 22.01.2020
Embezzlement case against Rodex Group owner dropped – Russian business ombudsmanA Moscow District Investigative Directorate has closed a criminal case against Rodex Group owner Yevgeny Rodionov, the press-service of Russia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov informs on Monday.11:58 20.01.2020
Yet another person on business ombudsman’s London List returns to RussiaAlexey Latypov, the thirteenth businessman entered on the so-called London List, has returned to Russia, according to a statement of the press-service of Boris Titov, Russia’s Business Rights Commissioner.15:57 14.01.2020
Ombudsman Titov backs bill to fence businesspersons from criminal society related chargesRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov has favourably viewed a presidential proposal to limit the application of a Criminal Code article defining sanctions for participation in or organization of criminal societies as concerns businesspersons.13:28 27.12.2019
Criminal charges against two persons on London List droppedInvestigators have dismissed cases against Sergey Fufayev, a shareholder and the CEO of Trest Koksokhimmontazh company, and Georgy Lofitsky, his deputy, who were charged with organizing a criminal society.11:27 18.12.2019
Russian business rights advocates push extension of list of illnesses thwarting detentionExperts of a working group of the office of business ombudsman Boris Titov have pushed an idea to increase the list of illnesses impeding detention of defendants.15:40 03.12.2019
Titov sends President list of entrepreneurs wrongly accused of organizing criminal gangsBusiness ombudsman Boris Titov has presented to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin a list of entrepreneurs detained on “unfounded allegations” of setting organized criminal societies.15:32 02.12.2019
Russian business ombudsman proposes administrative prejudice for economic offensesRussian business rights commissioner Boris Titov has proposed to fix administrative issue preclusion in relation to 63 legally defined economic crimes.16:06 06.11.2019
Russia’s business ombudsman to keep supporting convicted London List businessmanThe office of Russia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov is to continue legal and information support of Andrey Kakovkin, sentenced to 3 years in prison for fraud.17:21 01.11.2019
Russian prosecutors seek legislative changes to facilitate return of fled entrepreneursDeputy Prosecutor General of Russia Victor Grin has offered Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov to develop amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code so it provided more guarantees to fugitive businesspersons on the so-called London List.16:44 30.10.2019
Titov seeks to check municipal solid waste accumulation standards in Russian regionsBusiness ombudsman Boris Titov has asked First Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Buksman to check standards specified for municipal solid waste accumulation in several Russia’s regions.13:57 07.10.2019
Appeal against construction developer’s detention to be heard on September 25The Moscow City Court on Monday held that an appeal against extension of detention of owner of Optima Development construction company Albert Khudoyan charged with 2-billion-ruble embezzlement (over $31 million) be considered on September 25.17:22 23.09.2019