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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.

Over 230 cases opened over Russian bailiffs’ violations in 2019 – prosecutors

12:39 04/02/2020 Violations of legislation on execution proceedings in the court bailiffs’ activity resulted in the initiation of 234 criminal cases in 2019, according to a report published on the website of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

Number of extremism cases over Internet posts drops in half in Russia - experts

11:21 04/02/2020 The number of criminal cases opened over Internet publications has decreased by almost twice. Experts come to associate it with the partial decriminalization of the Criminal Code’s article on incitement of hatred and enmity.

Number of criminal matter complaints filed with Russian business ombudsman ups

16:21 03/02/2020 Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov received 2,230 applications, 44% of which concerned illegal prosecution of businesses over the past year.

Russian prosecutors push for rarer placing of criminal defendants in detention

16:19 29/01/2020 Russian prosecutors believe that investigators ask courts to detain defendants in minor and medium gravity criminal cases far too frequently, a statement released on the official website of the Prosecutor General’s Office reads.

Russian business ombudsman proposes accelerate preparation of court records

18:00 28/01/2020 Russia’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.

Number of crimes committed by minors drops one third over 5 years - Kuznetsova

16:17 22/01/2020 The number of crimes committed by or in complicity with underage persons has decreased by 27% over five years, Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova states on Wednesday citing Interior Ministry statistics.

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.

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