Moscow City Court overturns sentences of two ex-top investigators in graft caseThe Moscow City Court has overturned the sentences given to two former investigators of the central office of the Russian Investigative Committee, Andrey Trinev and Sergey Dubinsky, who had got 6 and 8 years in prison in a bribery case.13:50 02.09.2021
Moscow court sets date in criminal case against Doctors’ Alliance headA Moscow court has set September 8 as the date for hearing a criminal case against Anastasia Vasilyeva, the leader of medical workers' union Alyans Vrachei (Doctors' Alliance, an organization recognized by the Russian Justice Ministry as a foreign agent).10:35 02.09.2021
Number of street crimes decreases in Russia – policeThe street crime rate decreased in Russia in the first six months of 2021.15:03 20.08.2021
Russia’s Prosecutor General orders tougher supervision over cases filed with ECHRRussian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov has ordered to strengthen supervision over the legality of actions and procedural decisions in criminal cases, in which citizens filed complaints with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).16:17 26.07.2021
Arashukovs’ trial set for juryA jury trial has been set for Raul Arashukov, a former adviser to the head of a Gazprom subsidiary, and his son Rauf Arashukov, a senator representing the Karachayevo-Cherkessia region of Russia's Northern Caucasus, along with four other defendants.11:06 16.07.2021
State Duma to discuss bill giving investigators right to conduct interviews by videolinkDraft amendments to the Russian Code of Criminal Procedure granting investigators the right to interview victims, specialists, experts and witnesses in criminal cases via videoconferencing means has been submitted to the lower house of the Russian parliament.10:58 02.06.2021
Russia’s Ombudsman proposes amnesty for minor and medium crimes convictsRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova during the Council of Ombudsmen held in Krasnoyarsk on Thursday proposed to proclaim amnesty for people convicted of minor and medium-gravity crimes.11:32 20.05.2021
Russian government approves amendments as to launch of cases over embezzlementThe Government Law-Making Commission has approved amendments to the Russian Criminal Procedure Code envisaging certain changes in the procedure governing the initiation of criminal cases over funds allocated for state defense, national projects and state procurement.17:57 21.04.2021
Over 8,500 complaints filed with prosecutors by federal ombudsman in 2020Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova and submitted 8,587 applications to prosecutors, including 591 to the Prosecutor General’s Office, in 202010:43 16.04.2021
Russian Justice Ministry works on bill on digital technology use in criminal justiceThe Justice Ministry of Russia is developing a bill to use modern digital technologies in criminal proceedings, according to Russia’s Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko.12:39 14.04.2021
Russia’s Ombudsman reports numerous complaints about refusals to initiate criminal casesThe Russian Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has urged to exclude a procedure, in the framework of which criminal cases are to be initiated after citizens submit their statements about crimes, so investigations could be started immediately after receiving the said statements.12:36 06.04.2021
Three defense witnesses of actor Efremov to go on trialA court will hear a case against three persons witnessing in defense of actor Mikhail Efremov, who had been earlier sentenced for a fatal crash incident.10:52 06.04.2021
Rules for initiating drug cases to be toughened in RussiaRussia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law envisaging that the discovery of narcotic drugs in the body of a person would not to be a basis for initiating a criminal case.17:01 05.04.2021
St. Petersburg court quashes two sentences over breach of openness principle during trialsThe Board of Appeals for Criminal Cases of the St. Petersburg City Court overturned two sentences due to the fact that the principles of publicity had been breached during the consideration of the cases, and it was established that these breaches were irreparable.18:02 02.04.2021
Russia’s senators approve draft law toughening rules for initiating drug casesThe Federation Council has approved a draft law envisaging that the discovery of narcotic drugs in the body of a person is not to be a basis for initiating a criminal case.16:52 31.03.2021
Russia’s Ombudsman urges creation of foundations to support victims of crimesIt is feasible to initiate the formation in Russia of a legal platform enabling the establishment of foundations aimed at support of victims of crimes and compensation of their damages, Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova believes.18:37 18.01.2021
Charges brought against opposition figure Sobol in case over illegal entry into dwellingOpposition figure Lyubov Sobol has been charged as part of a criminal case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling.17:17 15.01.2021
Criminal case over illegal entry into dwelling launched against opposition figure SobolInvestigative authorities have opened a criminal case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling against opposition figure Lyubov Sobol.17:00 25.12.2020
Putin: case of ex-Khabarovsk Krai Governor is not politically motivatedA criminal case against ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal is not politically motivated, according to President Vladimir Putin.15:49 17.12.2020
Russia’s Interior Ministry opens case against three defense witnesses of actor EfremovCriminal cases were launched against three persons witnessing in defense of actor Mikhail Efremov, who had been earlier sentenced for a fatal crash incident.17:47 20.11.2020