Russian ex-prosecutor gets 8.5 years in prison for corruptionA court has sentenced Vladimir Zubakin, former prosecutor of the Russian city of Engels in the Saratov Region, to 8.5 years in prison for taking bribes.14:00 18.05.2017
Ex-head of Penitentiary Service’s directorate gets 7 years for taking bribeThe Syktyvkar City Court has sentenced former head of Komi Republic’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Directorate Alexander Protopopov to 7 years in prison for receiving 625,000 rubles (about $11,000) in bribes.14:55 17.05.2017
Investigators seek to arrest Chelyabinsk Region ex-governor in absentiaInvestigators have filed a motion with a court in Yekaterinburg demanding to arrest in absentia former governor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region Mikhail Yurevich suspected of taking 26 million rubles ($451,600) in bribes.12:08 05.05.2017
Russian top anti-corruption ex-official sentenced to 22 years in prisonThe Moscow City Court on Thursday sentenced ex-head of the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, Lieutenant General Denis Sugrobov, to 22 years in high-security prison for organizing a criminal group, abuse of office and provocation of bribery.15:54 27.04.2017
Udmurtia’s ex-governor Solovyov pleads guilty to violation of lawFormer head of Russia’s Udmurt Republic Alexander Solovyov, who stands charged with taking over 140 million rubles (about $2.5 mln) in bribes, has pleaded guilty to violating law.11:39 26.04.2017
Renova Group’s managers to remain detained in bribery caseThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of Yevgeny Olkhovik, a co-owner of top Russian group of companies Renova and Boris Vaynzikher, CEO of Renova’s subsidiary, T Plus Company.16:57 25.04.2017
Corruption crimes in Russia revealed in more than 97% of cases – Prosecutor GeneralOver 97% of corruption crimes in Russia get revealed, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday citing the report of Prosecutor General Yury Chaika on the state of justice in 2016.15:59 25.04.2017
Russian anti-corruption official’s father to stay jailed on embezzlement chargesThe Moscow City Court has upheld the detention of Viktor Zakharchenko, father of Russian anti-corruption official charged with receiving a large-scale bribe.14:41 24.04.2017
Ex-police officer charged with taking bribe from gang denies guiltFormer police officer from the Moscow Region Vadim Shavlokhov, charged with receiving $100,000 bribe and abuse of office, denies guilt.12:57 19.04.2017
Former head of Russia’s Mari El Republic Markelov denies guilt in corruption caseFormer head of Russia’s Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov has denied his guilt in a large-scale corruption case.16:45 14.04.2017
Third foreigner ordered to death challenges sentence in Supreme Court of DPRBriton Aiden Aslin, who had been ordered to death along with two other foreign citizens in the Donetsk People’s Republic, challenged his sentence.11:17 05.07.2022
Russia’s State Duma backs creation of extremist materials databaseThe lower house of parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill to create a specialized information database of extremist materials in a final third reading on Tuesday.13:24 05.07.2022
Number of appeals to Russian children's ombudsman increased by 2% in 2021The number of appeals to the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia Maria Lvova-Belova turned out to be by 2% more in 2021 as compared with the same period of the preceding year.12:09 01.07.2022