Medvedev: Law must be fairer to ensure common perception of justicePresident Dmitry Medvedev has stated that the legislation should be amended to rectify the discrepancies between the law and changing public perceptions.17:52 17.04.2012
Entities to pay for employees corrupt practicesThe government will submit by June its proposals on increasing fines for the entities whose employees have been convicted for corruption crimes committed for corporate benefit.09:54 11.04.2012
State Duma may grant amnesty to prisoners convicted of economic offensesPresident Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that a possible amnesty for prisoners convicted of economic crimes may be considered, but it is up to the State Duma to make a final decision on the matter.17:33 10.04.2012
Medvedev welcomes tougher controls over court transparencyPresident Dmitry Medvedev has welcomed the proposal committing judges to report on all attempts to exert pressure on them.17:21 10.04.2012
Civil Code amendments to change finance laws dramaticallyAmendments to the Civil Code will considerably change provisions on financial transactions, according to a press release issued by Pavel Krasheninnikov, the head of the State Duma Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation Committee.17:23 06.04.2012
Human rights activists ask Medvedev to pardon 'political prisoners'Human rights activists and artists have sent a common request to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday asking him to pardon so-called "political prisoners."17:30 04.04.2012
President proposes draft law on withdrawing election commission membersPresident Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the State Duma amendments to the law on the major guarantees of election rights.13:54 04.04.2012
Law does not limit president's right to grant pardonLegislation does not limit the president's right to grant a pardon to any given prisoner even if he did not apply for one, Vadim Klyuvgant, counsel for Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Tuesday.15:40 03.04.2012
Medvedev introduces Civil Code amendments to parliamentPresident Dmitry Medvedev has stated on Monday that he introduced to the State Duma amendments to the Civil Code on fundamental civil rights institutions.16:45 02.04.2012
Medvedev discusses anticorruption effortsWhile discussing the anticorruption activities implemented in recent years, President Dmitry Medvedev said the government's efforts have borne fruit. Russia has managed to develop a legal framework for combating corruption.17:00 29.03.2012
President proposes financial ombudsman amendmentsThe president has ordered the government and the Central Bank to compile a proposal by September 1 on legislative amendments to establish the Financial Stability Council and the position of a financial ombudsman.14:17 22.03.2012
Parliament to ratify amendments to EurAsEC Court statutePresident Dmitry Medvedev has introduced to the State Duma a protocol on ratifying amendments to the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Court's statute.14:43 19.03.2012
Prosecutor General's Office to submit annual report on corruptionPresident Dmitry Medvedev ordered the Prosecutor General's Office to annually report on combating corruption.10:30 14.03.2012
Medvedev proposes to establish lobbyism in RussiaPresident Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Economic Development Ministry and Justice Ministry to consider establishing a lobbyism institution together with other interested governmental bodies.18:03 13.03.2012
Excessively-spending officials may be deprived of propertyThe bill providing for control over civil servants' revenues implies that an official who is unable to explain how he spends more than he earns may be discharged and deprived of his property.17:28 13.03.2012
Khodorkovsky gives no comments on Medvedev's order to examine his sentenceFormer YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was sentenced to 13 years in jail for oil theft and money laundering, refused to comment on the president's order to the Prosecutor General's Office to examine lawfulness of his sentence.16:16 06.03.2012
Medvedev orders to examine validity of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev's sentenceRussian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Prosecutor General's Office to examine the lawfulness and validity of indictments against 32 people, including former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former Menatep head Platon Lebedev and former head of YUKOS security service Alexei Pichugin.11:24 05.03.2012
President Medvedev signs law on life imprisonment for drug traffickingRussian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law severely toughening responsibility for illegal drugs production, storage and sale.18:09 02.03.2012
President enacts pedophile chemical castration billPresident Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law toughening the punishment for repeat pedophiles to up to life in prison and chemical castration.17:26 29.02.2012
Medvedev highlights legal practice liberalization in criminal casesPresident Dmitry Medvedev highlighted the liberalization of the judicial practice in Russia, including in the criminal cases.12:35 14.02.2012