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Russian govt commission approves bill introducing fines for corrupt foreign businesses

10:34 22/07/2015 The Russian government's legislative commission approved a bill that introduces fines for foreign companies which corrupt practices affect Russia’s interests.

Generals to stand trial for corruption in South Korea

15:01 15/07/2015 Dozens of South Korean civilian and military officials, including 10 retired and serving generals, who have been charged with $860 million in corruption at defense projects, will go on trial.

Ousted opposition-minded Russian mayor to remain detained until August

17:05 14/07/2015 The Moscow City Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by ousted Yaroslavl mayor Yevgeny Urlashov who stands accused of bribery against the extension of his detention until August 3.

Chinese authorities suspect country’s top judge of corruption – report

11:11 13/07/2015 Chinese authorities have launched investigation against Vice president of the Supreme People's Court on suspicion of corruption.

Russian officials may be banned from accepting "compromising" gifts

09:40 10/07/2015 The Russian Ministry of Labor has proposed that a rule prohibiting officials from accepting “compromising” gifts be included in the new code of ethics for government officials.

Bill on tougher penalties for budget embezzlement reaches Russian parliament

15:10 09/07/2015 Lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) have submitted a bill to the State Duma that would toughen penalties for embezzlement from the budget and state extra-budgetary funds.

Crimean tax official charged with bribery

12:15 02/07/2015 Nikolai Kochanov, the head of the Crimean department of the Federal Tax Service, has been charged with bribing a federal security official.

Ex-Pension Fund official gets 10 years in jail for taking bribe from banker Gitelson

16:58 16/06/2015 The former head of the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Pension Fund office, Natalya Grishkevich, has been sentenced to ten years in prison and fined 950,000 rubles ($17,500) for taking a bribe from East-European Finance Corporation (EEFC bank) ex-director Alexander Gitelson.

Supreme Court chairman advocates for broad seizure of assets of corrupt officials

18:25 02/06/2015 Assets of corrupt officials must be seized not only when they are convicted and sentenced but even when cases against corrupt officials are dropped because the statute of limitations expire or such officials fall under amnesty, according to chairman of Russia's Supreme Court, Vyacheslav Lebedev.

Moscow investigator detained on suspicion of taking $1 mln bribe

17:21 27/05/2015 The Presnensky District Court of Moscow on Wednesday ordered the detention until July 25 of Moscow investigator Sergei Sergeyev who stands charged with taking a $1 million bribe.

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Prisoner population in Russia is on decline – Rights Commissioner Moskalkova

18:03 23/01/2020 The number of individuals held in custody in Russia has decreased by 40,000 in 2019 as compared with the figures registered in the same period of 2018, and makes at the moment 523,900.

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