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Control and supervision reform must be finished in 2020 - Russian President

14:58 15/01/2020 It is necessary to complete the reform of means of control and supervision in 2020 and therefore make the activity of businesses more convenient and easier, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said in his address to the Federal Assembly on Wednesday.

Doctors should be released from criminal liability for unwilful drug loss - Putin

15:59 13/01/2020 Unwilful loss of narcotic drugs by medical staff must not be punished in accordance with the Criminal Code of Russia. A relevant instruction of President Vladimir Putin is published on the Kremlin website.

Russian President enacts crime statistics database bill into law

18:11 30/12/2019 A bill regulating the state single statistical accounting of crime rate, reports of crimes has become law. The relevant document signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin has been published on the official website of legal information.

Crime statistics database bill adopted by Russia’s State Duma

14:03 17/12/2019 The State Duma passed a bill regulating the state single statistical accounting of crime rate, reports of crimes, investigative activities and prosecutor's supervision in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

Over 3,000 complaints filed with Russian ombudsman office by crime victims in 2019

14:09 11/12/2019 In the first eleven months of 2019, 3,039 complaints were filed with the office of Russian federal ombudsman by victims of crimes, the country’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova said Wednesday during the Ombudsmen Coordination Council’s meeting.

Most cases over insults addressed to authorities are being dropped – experts

14:04 30/09/2019 Experts note a trend towards an increase in the number of dropped cases over insults aimed at Russia’s state symbols and authorities.

Russian Supreme Court quashes guilty verdicts more often than acquittals – statistics

17:17 16/09/2019 The Supreme Court of Russia in the first half of 2019 vacated judgements of guilt twice as frequently as acquittals, according to the judicial statistics published on the court’s website.

Number of business impeding cases drops in 2019 – ombudsman Titov

10:59 21/08/2019 The number of recorded criminal cases over obstruction of legal business activity in the first six months of 2019 decreased by one third as compared to the same period of the previous year, according to the press service of Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov.

Russia’s Finance Ministry seeks broader criminal investigation powers for Customs

15:58 20/08/2019 Russia’s Finance Ministry has developed a bill aimed to empower the customs authorities to carry out investigations of a range of criminal cases related to smuggling of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.

Russian lawmakers back ombudsmen witness immunity bill

17:35 18/07/2019 The State Duma MPs have adopted bills granting the privilege of witness to Russia’s and regional human rights commissioners in the first reading.

Russian President changes procedure of instituting cases against judges

16:24 03/07/2019 A bill changing the procedure of opening criminal cases against judges has become law. The relevant document signed by President Vladimir Putin has been published on the official website of legal information.

Uralchem lawyer talks to RAPSI about Togliattiazot alleged embezzlement

17:40 25/06/2019 A criminal case against the owners of PJSC Tolyattiazot accused of large-scale embezzlement that is heard in the Komsomolsky District Court of the city of Tolyatti for more than a year and a half has received interest from specialists and mass media. This is quite natural taking into account that in the course of the proceedings more than five hundred volumes of the case were presented, more than one hundred witnesses provided their testimonies, and a story of a mysterious file was told. Alexander Nizov, the member of the Moscow City Bar Association, who acts on behalf of JSC Uralchem, talks to RAPSI about the nuances of the case.

Moskalkova proposes to reform stage of initiation of criminal cases in Russia

14:45 10/06/2019 Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova proposed to review or reform the stage of initiation of criminal cases during her meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

Ex-senior Kuzbass officials, investigators go on trial over Inskoy mine extortion

10:01 21/03/2019 Former senior officials from the administration of the Kuzbass region, employees of Russia's Investigative Committee regional branch go on trial at the Central Kemerovo city court along with businessman Alexander Shchukin and his lawyer Gennady Vernigor. All of them face criminal charges of participating in an extortion of a controlling stake in Inskoy open-cut coal mine while there is also an episode linked to a bribe to the head of the Investigative Committee office in the Kemerovo region.

Detention of bank’s ex-deputy chairman in $14 mln misappropriation case upheld

17:36 10/12/2018 The Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling of a lower court detaining deputy board chairman of Yedinsitvenny bank Pavel Sychov as part of a criminal case over misappropriation of 900 million rubles (about $14 million).

Probe opened into prison officials after publication of notorious inmate’s photos

14:39 04/12/2018 Probe has been opened into penal colony officials following the emergence of scandal photos picturing violation of prison rules by a notorious gang member Vyacheslav Tsepovyaz, who is serving sentence for involvement in mass murder.

State Duma ratifies treaty on mutual assistance in criminal matters with North Korea

14:47 20/01/2017 The State Duma has ratified a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Russia launches investigation into murder of ambassador to Turkey

10:24 20/12/2016 A criminal case has been opened into the murder of Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, the Investigative Committee announced on Tuesday.

Criminal probe into ex-lawmaker Mikheyev finished - report

10:32 14/12/2016 A criminal probe into former State Duma lawmaker Oleg Mikheyev, accused of fraud and attempting to steal over two billion rubles ($33.9 mln) from Promsvyazbank, has been finished.

Russian Border Agency embezzlement case brought back to court

17:07 13/12/2016 The Moscow City Court overturned a lower court ruling to send a criminal case over embezzlement at the Federal Border Development Agency back to prosecutors for further investigation.

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