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Prosecutor demands imprisonment for policemen accused of torturing arrested man

A prosecutor has demanded prison terms ranging from 6 to 7 years for three police officers charged with abuse of office by using force against an arrested individual.

16:54 09.09.2019

Rights advocates turn to law enforcement over journalists’ arrest at Moscow rally

The Presidential Council for Human Rights has applied to Russia’s Interior Ministry, National Guard, Investigative Committee and Prosecutor General’s Office over obstructing media activity and arrest of journalists at unauthorized rallies in Moscow.

15:44 09.08.2019

Police torture victims awarded $3,000 compensation by court

A court in the Zabaikalsky Krai ordered the Interior Ministry to pay 200,000 rubles ($3,000) to Victoria Barlybayeva and Anatoly Sokolov, who had suffered from tortures by police.

13:48 25.07.2019

Russian lawmakers take strides to facilitate search of missing minors

The State Duma MPs passed a draft law expediting the search of missing children in a final third reading on Wednesday.

14:45 24.07.2019

Two former metro police officers get 6 and 8 years in prison for bribery

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has sentenced ex-chief of a Moscow metro police division Alexander Molokanov to 8 years in high-security prison and a multi-million fine for corruption.

18:07 18.07.2019

Bill authorizing police to hand down cautions passes first reading in State Duma

A bill authorizing police to hand down official warnings has passed its first reading in the lower house of Russian parliament.

17:17 17.07.2019

Fifteen regional police officers charged with taking bribes

Corruption charges have been brought against fifteen police officers in Russia’s Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.

10:55 09.07.2019

Russian government backs proposal to authorize police to hand down cautions

The Russian government has supported a bill authorizing police to hand down official warnings.

10:54 02.07.2019

Investigation into Kuindzhi painting theft completed - police

Investigation into the theft of a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery is completed.

11:28 28.06.2019

Bill on law enforcement powers in point of drone use reaches State Duma

A bill regulating the law enforcement bodies’ power to repress the use of air drones by citizens for unlawful purposes has been submitted to the State Duma.

17:55 27.06.2019

State Duma comes out against police initiative on out-of-court driving ban

The State Duma lawmakers have opposed the Interior Ministry’s initiative to authorize highway patrolmen to revoke a driver's license without recourse to court.

16:10 21.06.2019

Interior Ministry reveals violations committed by police against journalist Golunov

Internal affairs division of the Moscow police found violations committed by officers from the city’s Western administrative district department against journalist Ivan Golunov.

15:31 21.06.2019

Two generals of Russian police fired on back of journalist Golunov case

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed two generals of police on the back of the recent arrest of Ivan Golunov, a journalist from Meduza news website.

13:55 13.06.2019

Journalist arrested in Moscow on suspicion of drug trafficking

Moscow police have arrested Ivan Golunov, a journalist from Meduza news website, as part of a drug trafficking case.

14:43 07.06.2019

Russian police officers to stand trial on torture allegations

A court in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region will hear a criminal case against police mayor Vadim Baltrushaitis and his former colleague, mayor Mikhail Samoylov, who are accused of torturing arrested persons. Baltrushaitis and Samoylov plead not guilty.

13:26 27.05.2019

Ex-police officer’s sentence for taking $100,000 bribe overturned

The Moscow City Court’s Presidium on Tuesday overturned a 9-year prison sentence given to a former police officer Vadim Shavlokhov for taking $100,000 in bribes and abuse of authority.

14:13 21.05.2019

Russian police arrest alleged thief of elk horns

Police in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan (Bashkiria) have arrested a man suspected of robbing a master selling elk horns souvenirs.

17:01 24.04.2019

VKontakte users’ lawsuit over passing personal data to police dismissed

Four activists from Tatarstan, who had demanded 100,000 rubles (about $1,600) in compensation each from VKontakte social network for passing their personal data to police, were denied their compensation claim.

14:27 23.04.2019

Convict in notorious Tatarstan police torture case seeks parole

Ex-police officer Ramil Akhmetzyanov convicted of torturing a detainee to death at a Dalny police station in Tatarstan in 2012 has filed a petition for parole.

14:29 12.04.2019

Defendants in police investigator murder case plead guilty

Defendants in a criminal case over the murder of the Interior Ministry Transport Department’s major case investigator, police lieutenant colonel Yevgeniya Shishkina, have pleaded guilty.

13:26 27.03.2019