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Charges brought against opposition figure Sobol in case over illegal entry into dwelling

17:17 15/01/2021 Opposition figure Lyubov Sobol has been charged as part of a criminal case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling.

Criminal case over illegal entry into dwelling launched against opposition figure Sobol

17:00 25/12/2020 Investigative authorities have opened a criminal case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling against opposition figure Lyubov Sobol.

Putin: case of of ex-Khabarovsk Krai Governor is not politically motivated

15:49 17/12/2020 A criminal case against ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal is not politically motivated, according to President Vladimir Putin.

Russia’s Interior Ministry opens case against three defense witnesses of actor Efremov

17:47 20/11/2020 Criminal cases were launched against three persons witnessing in defense of actor Mikhail Efremov, who had been earlier sentenced for a fatal crash incident.

Bill on collection of suspects' DNA brought into State Duma

11:56 03/11/2020 Russia’s Government has submitted a bill extending DNA sample collection to all persons suspected and and accused of crimes to the lower house of parliament.

Government’s commission backs bill on collection of suspects' DNA

17:31 23/10/2020 The Government Law-Making Commission has backed an initiative to extend DNA sample collection to all suspected criminals.

Bill on prison sentence for bribing arbitrators approved by Russian State Duma

15:48 13/10/2020 Russia’s State Duma has approved in the third and final reading a bill on criminal punishment, including long prison terms, for bribing an arbitrator.

Russian lawyer proposes to introduce mediation procedure in criminal proceedings

11:59 30/09/2020 Victims and defendants need to have an opportunity to settle their conflicts under mediation procedure, Co-Chair of Business Against Corruption Center lawyer Anatoly Kucherena believes.

Civic Chamber member proposes admittance of private detectives in criminal proceedings

18:28 24/09/2020 Private detectives are to be given the status of participants in criminal proceedings in order to relieve investigators from excessive workload, member of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Security and Cooperation with Public Monitoring Commissions Valery Vasilyev believes.

Bill against practice of law obstruction to protect attorneys’ clients – Russian lawyers

10:45 02/09/2020 A bill on criminal punishment for obstruction of practice of law is aimed to protect rights and interests of the clients of attorneys, believes practice of Vice-President of the Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers Gennady Sharov.

Russia’s Cabinet backs bill on more precise definition of term “official” in Criminal Code

13:01 21/08/2020 The Government of the Russian Federation has approved a bill more precisely defining the term “official” in the provisions of the national Criminal Code on abuse of authority and abuse of office.

Russia’s Investigative Committee reports half-year results

10:27 03/08/2020 Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, shared information on the results of his department this year. He spoke about the most high-profile and significant investigations of recent times, about urgent problems and their solution by the investigating authorities.

Public member proposes to create Internet law enforcement to fight illegal content

13:38 20/07/2020 The First Deputy Chairman of the Civic Chamber’s Commission for Examination of Legislative Initiatives Artem Kiryanov proposed creation of Internet prosecutor’s office and Internet police to fight illegal web content during a round table conference on Monday.

Number of convicted teenagers reduces in Russia more than triple in 10 years

11:06 23/06/2020 In the last decade the number of Russian teenagers convicted of committing crimes has downed by more than three times.

Inquiry powers of Russia’s customs and border services may be extended

14:24 05/06/2020 The government has backed a bill extending the customs and border services’ powers of inquiry of certain criminal cases over smuggling, according to a statement of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers.

Criminal case opened over COVID-19 outbreak in board and care facility for veterans

17:20 26/05/2020 A criminal case has been opened over a massive COVID-19 outbreak among employees and residents of a board and care facility for veterans in Russia’s Oryol Region.

Every second crime remains unsolved in Russia – Putin

16:00 17/03/2020 Nearly one in two crimes in the Russian Federation remains unsolved, according to President Vladimir Putin.

Over 400 criminal cases opened following media reports in Russia in 2019 – official

09:40 04/03/2020 Russian investigators launched over 400 criminal cases following journalist investigations and mass media publications in 2019.

FAS-sponsored bill gives rise in number of cases over restriction of competition – Titov

11:57 11/02/2020 A 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.

Punishment for minor crimes may be mitigated for convicted mothers, pregnant women

11:31 05/02/2020 Russia’s Cabinet of Ministers submitted a bill mitigating punishment for pregnant women and women with children under the age of three years, who had committed non-serious crimes to the State Duma.

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