Russian business ombudsman proposes accelerate preparation of court recordsRussia’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.18:00 28.01.2020
Number of crimes committed by minors drops one third over 5 years - KuznetsovaThe 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.16:17 22.01.2020
Control and supervision reform must be finished in 2020 - Russian PresidentIt 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.14:58 15.01.2020
Doctors should be released from criminal liability for unwilful drug loss - PutinUnwilful 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.15:59 13.01.2020
Russian President enacts crime statistics database bill into lawA 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.18:11 30.12.2019
Crime statistics database bill adopted by Russia’s State DumaThe 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.14:03 17.12.2019
Over 3,000 complaints filed with Russian ombudsman office by crime victims in 2019In 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.14:09 11.12.2019
Most cases over insults addressed to authorities are being dropped – expertsExperts note a trend towards an increase in the number of dropped cases over insults aimed at Russia’s state symbols and authorities.14:04 30.09.2019
Russian Supreme Court quashes guilty verdicts more often than acquittals – statisticsThe 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.17:17 16.09.2019
Number of business impeding cases drops in 2019 – ombudsman TitovThe 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.10:59 21.08.2019
Russia’s Finance Ministry seeks broader criminal investigation powers for CustomsRussia’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.15:58 20.08.2019
Russian lawmakers back ombudsmen witness immunity billThe State Duma MPs have adopted bills granting the privilege of witness to Russia’s and regional human rights commissioners in the first reading.17:35 18.07.2019
Russian President changes procedure of instituting cases against judgesA 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.16:24 03.07.2019
Uralchem lawyer talks to RAPSI about Togliattiazot alleged embezzlementA 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.17:40 25.06.2019
Moskalkova proposes to reform stage of initiation of criminal cases in RussiaRussia’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.14:45 10.06.2019
Ex-senior Kuzbass officials, investigators go on trial over Inskoy mine extortionFormer 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.10:01 21.03.2019
Verdict against co-owner of Redmond Diana Zhelyaskova entered into forcehe verdict against Diana Zhelyaskova, co-owner of the Redmond group of companies, who was handed one year in prison for tax evasion entered into force.11:41 22.01.2019
Detention of bank’s ex-deputy chairman in $14 mln misappropriation case upheldThe 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).17:36 10.12.2018
Probe opened into prison officials after publication of notorious inmate’s photosProbe 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.14:39 04.12.2018
State Duma ratifies treaty on mutual assistance in criminal matters with North KoreaThe 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.14:47 20.01.2017