Bill on collection of suspects' DNA brought into State DumaRussia’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.11:56 03.11.2020
Government’s commission backs bill on collection of suspects' DNAThe Government Law-Making Commission has backed an initiative to extend DNA sample collection to all suspected criminals.17:31 23.10.2020
Bill on prison sentence for bribing arbitrators approved by Russian State DumaRussia’s State Duma has approved in the third and final reading a bill on criminal punishment, including long prison terms, for bribing an arbitrator.15:48 13.10.2020
Russian lawyer proposes to introduce mediation procedure in criminal proceedingsVictims 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.11:59 30.09.2020
Civic Chamber member proposes admittance of private detectives in criminal proceedingsPrivate 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.18:28 24.09.2020
Bill against practice of law obstruction to protect attorneys’ clients – Russian lawyersA 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.10:45 02.09.2020
Russia’s Cabinet backs bill on more precise definition of term “official” in Criminal CodeThe 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.13:01 21.08.2020
Russia’s Investigative Committee reports half-year resultsAlexander 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.10:27 03.08.2020
Public member proposes to create Internet law enforcement to fight illegal contentThe 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.13:38 20.07.2020
Number of convicted teenagers reduces in Russia more than triple in 10 yearsIn the last decade the number of Russian teenagers convicted of committing crimes has downed by more than three times.11:06 23.06.2020
Inquiry powers of Russia’s customs and border services may be extendedThe 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.14:24 05.06.2020
Criminal case opened over COVID-19 outbreak in board and care facility for veteransA 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.17:20 26.05.2020
Every second crime remains unsolved in Russia – PutinNearly one in two crimes in the Russian Federation remains unsolved, according to President Vladimir Putin.16:00 17.03.2020
Over 400 criminal cases opened following media reports in Russia in 2019 – officialRussian investigators launched over 400 criminal cases following journalist investigations and mass media publications in 2019.09:40 04.03.2020
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
Punishment for minor crimes may be mitigated for convicted mothers, pregnant womenRussia’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.11:31 05.02.2020
Over 230 cases opened over Russian bailiffs’ violations in 2019 – prosecutorsViolations 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.12:39 04.02.2020
Number of extremism cases over Internet posts drops in half in Russia - expertsThe 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.11:21 04.02.2020
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
Russian prosecutors push for rarer placing of criminal defendants in detentionRussian 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.16:19 29.01.2020