Block of Domodedovo accounts to be lifted after all claims withdrawn – officialThe accounts of Dmitriy Kamenshchik, the actual owner of the Domodedovo airport, had been blocked to secure civil claims and this block is to be lifted as soon as all claims are withdrawn.19:19 22.06.2016
Russian official arrested in connection with Karelia lake tragedyAnatoliy Kovalenko, the head of Karelia's consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, has been arrested on suspicion of negligence in relation to an accident at the lake Syamozero resulted in the deaths of 14 children.15:39 21.06.2016
Investigation into Nemtsov murder case completedThe Russia’s Investigative Committee had completed the investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, an opposition politician.18:14 20.06.2016
Investigators conduct searches in Moscow’s Department of Labor over Karelia lake tragedySearches are conducted on Monday in the Department of Labor and Social Security of Moscow in connection with the death of children at the lake Syamozero in Russia's Republic of Karelia.16:46 20.06.2016
Five suspects arrested in Russia after tragic death of children at Karelian lakeFive suspects in the criminal case over death of children at the lake Syamozero in Russia's Republic of Karelia were arrested.10:56 20.06.2016
Investigation launched against former management of Russian Athletics FederationThe Russia’s Investigative Committee had initiated a criminal case regarding abuse of office against a number of former top figures of the Russian Athletics Federation (RAF) in the framework of the “doping scandal”.11:56 09.06.2016
Alleged false bankers accused of $14 million bank fraud to go on trialMoscow investigators have finished work on the criminal case against false bankers who allegedly have earned over 900 million rubles ($14 million) through illegal bank operations.15:41 02.06.2016
Suspects in GLONASS embezzlement case to go on trial – investigatorsSuspects in the criminal case over embezzlement of more than 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) at Glonass satellite program are going to face trial in the Moscow Region.16:49 30.05.2016
Russian Supreme Court limits grounds for appealing against investigative authoritiesThe Russian Supreme Court has limited the grounds valid for appealing against actions undertaken by investigative authorities through courts.15:56 24.05.2016
Domodedovo airport management unlawfully changed license - investigatorsInvestigators in the criminal case against Dmitriy Kamenshchik, the Domodedovo airport owner charged in the case over 2011 terrorist attack, believe that the airport’s management cut out the responsibility for ensuring passenger’s safety from the license.12:05 20.05.2016
Investigators reveal name of hostage-taker in Moscow bankRussian investigative authorities managed to establish the identity of a person suspected of taking hostages in a Moscow bank outlet.11:40 19.05.2016
Russian investigators arrest suspect in high-profile murder of journalistOfficers of the Moscow Main Investigative Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have arrested a man who is suspected of murdering editor of the National News Service Alexander Rubtsov.11:55 06.05.2016
Former Vice-Governor of Russia’s Primorye region suspected of abuse of officeOleg Yezhov, a former Vice-Governor of Primorye region, has been suspected of abuse of office, according to the local Investigation Department of the Russian Investigative Committee.11:14 04.05.2016
Russia considers launching probe into Su-24 pilot's murder in Syria - reportThe Russian Investigative Committee considers launching a probe into the murder of lieutenant-colonel Oleg Peshkov, a pilot of a Su-24 jet downed by Turkish warplanes near the border with Turkey, Kommersant newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing undisclosed sources in the Investigative Committee and Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office.09:45 28.04.2016
Charges brought against St. Petersburg lawmaker on suspicion of taking bribesChief Investigation Directorate of Russia's Investigative Committee brought charges of large-scale bribery against Vyacheslav Notyag, a member of the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg.17:28 22.04.2016
Criminal case launched against fugitive Russian judge – reportThe Investigative Committee of Russia has launched a criminal case against Moscow Commercial Court Judge Irina Baranova who is suspected of assisting in bribery and large scale fraud.10:39 22.04.2016
Terrorist and extremist crimes on rise in Russia in 2015 – reportHead of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin made public the statistics related to terrorist and extremist activities in Russia in 2015, noting a negative trend in the year-to-year dynamics of such crimes, Kommersant-Vlast magazine informs on Monday.15:12 18.04.2016
Improved international legal cooperation necessary – reportIt is necessary to improve legal mechanics of international cooperation of law enforcers, Alexander Bastrykin, the Head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, told Kommersant-Vlast magazine on Monday.13:45 18.04.2016
Ukrainian billionaire charged with tax evasion in RussiaProminent Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin has been charged by Russian investigators with tax evasion amounting to 674 million rubles ($10.2 million).17:52 13.04.2016
New charges revealed in Yukos privatization case - reportViolations committed in the course of Yukos privatization found out by the Investigative Committee of Russia may now include property loss and non-compliance with court decisions or other court rulings, whereas officials holding the Yukos loans-for-shares auction may be charged with abuse of office.15:30 13.04.2016