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
Prosecutors seek to reduce Russian activist’s sentence for rally order breaches by 3 yearsRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office seeks to reduce sentence of activist Konstantin Kotov, who has received 4 years behind bars for repeated violations of a rally holding order, up to 1 year.10:54 04.02.2020
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
Regional official gets 2-year suspended sentence for obstruction of journalist activityA court in Russia’s Republic Khakassia has passed a 2-year suspended sentence on a regional official Sergey Zaitsev, who had allegedly committed an assault upon a Russia TV channel camera crew member.16:07 28.01.2020
Defendants in $4mln Vostochny embezzlement case sentenced to prisonA court in the town of Stavropol has sentenced two defendants in a criminal case over 252 million rubles ($4 million) embezzlement during the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome facilities to 5 and 6 years in prison.14:39 28.01.2020
Russian prosecutors block overseas website sending false terrorist reportsThe Prosecutor General’s Office along with the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor have restricted access to information resources of the overseas online resource Startmail.com where from false terrorist reports had been sent.13:43 23.01.2020
Journalist Golunov demands apology from authorities for illegal prosecutionJournalist Ivan Golunov has filed a complaint to a new Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov asking for official apology from the state for illegal prosecution.15:41 22.01.2020
Russian senators approve appointment of Igor Krasnov as Prosecutor GeneralMembers of the Federation Council on Wednesday anonymously confirmed appointment of Igor Krasnov to the post of the Russian Prosecutor General.12:30 22.01.2020
Moscow fitness instructor faces trial on smuggling chargesMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court will hear a criminal case against a fitness instructor charged with potent substance smuggling.18:01 21.01.2020
Federation Council committees back appointment of Krasnov as Prosecutor GeneralAuthorized committees of the Federation Council have recommended that the upper house of Russian parliament approve appointment of a deputy chief of the Russian Investigative Committee Igor Krasnov as Russia’s Prosecutor General.15:58 21.01.2020
Putin proposes Investigative Committee’s official for Russian Prosecutor GeneralPresident Vladimir Putin has offered a deputy chief of the Russian Investigative Committee Igor Krasnov as a candidate for the post of Prosecutor General.14:12 20.01.2020
Ex-top official of regional penal colony convicted of $300k embezzlementA court in Russia’s Saratov Region has sentenced a former head and a former chief accountant of one of the local penal colonies to 4 and 3 years in custody respectively for embezzling over 18 million budget rubles ($300,000).16:09 17.01.2020
Ex-judge to stand trial on $80k embezzlement allegationsA court in Nalchik, a city in Russia’s Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, will consider a 4.7 million-ruble (nearly $80,000) embezzlement case against a former magistrate judge, according to a statement of the Prosecutor General’s Office.11:24 17.01.2020
Uzbek citizen gets 5.5 years in Russian prison for online justification of terrorismThe Second West District Military Court has sentenced Uzbek citizen Shermukhammad Shamsiddinov to 5.5 years in prison for public justification of terrorism on the Internet.13:27 10.01.2020
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
Animal shelter owner sentenced to 3 years for leaving dogs without foodThe Blagoveshchensk District Court in Russia’s Amur Region has sentenced an owner of a dog shelter, who left animals without pet food and water, to 3 years in penal colony settlement.12:53 24.12.2019
Case over Moscow judge murder threat referred to court – Prosecutor General’s OfficeThe case of Yevgeny Yerzunov, charged with murder threats against a judge, was transferred to court after a Prosecutor General’s deputy had signed an indictment against him.10:21 18.12.2019
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
Escaped Russian convict extradited from PolandPolish authorities extradited Russian man Yevgeny Ivanov, who had earlier escaped from custody.15:18 11.12.2019
Japan extradites Russian man convicted of grave crimesRunaway Russian citizen Vladimir Zolenko, who had been convicted of committing grave crimes, was extradited from Japan.16:05 10.12.2019