Corruption & Bribery

Bribery case launched against ex-head of Russia’s Mari El Republic

Investigators have launched a large-scale corruption case against former head of Russia’s Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov.

13:17 13.04.2017

Moscow court extends house arrest for Russia’s economy ex-minister Ulyukayev

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended house arrest of former Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev, who stands charged with extorting a $2 million bribe, until July 15.

10:55 12.04.2017

Udmurtia’s ex-governor Solovyov appeals detention in corruption case

Russia’s Udmurt Republic’s ex-head Alexander Solovyov has filed with the Basmanny District Court of Moscow an appeal against his detention in a large-scale corruption case.

16:16 10.04.2017

Investigators seek to extend house arrest of ex-minister Ulyukayev

Investigators have asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to extend the house arrest of former Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev, who stands charged with extorting a $2 million bribe, until July 15.

10:49 07.04.2017

Russian military prosecutors uncover about 300 corruption crimes in 2017

About 300 corruption related crimes were revealed by military prosecutors in the first quarter of 2017.

13:59 06.04.2017

Investigators seek detention of Udmurtia’s ex-governor Solovyov

Investigators have asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to detain former head of Russia’s Udmurt Republic Alexander Solovyov in a large-scale corruption case.

18:03 04.04.2017

President Putin signs amendments to anti-corruption legislation

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing amendments to anti-corruption legislation.

14:33 04.04.2017

Head of Russia’s Udmurt Republic arrested in corruption case

The Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case against head of Russia’s Udmurt Republic Alexander Solovyov who is suspected of corruption crimes.

10:51 04.04.2017

Investigators seek extension of FSB officers’ detention in bribery case

Investigators have filed a motion with the Moscow Garrison Military Court demanding to extend detention of former and current officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), who stand charged with taking a 5-million-ruble bribe ($77,000), until June 6.

10:51 31.03.2017

Russian investigators launch one more case against ex-governor Belykh

The Investigative Committee of Russia has launched one more corruption case against former governor of the Kirov Region Nikita Belykh.

17:48 22.03.2017

Top news

Third foreigner ordered to death challenges sentence in Supreme Court of DPR

Briton 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 database

The 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 2021

The 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