Turkish PM announces sweeping cabinet reshuffle amid graft probePrime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the names Wednesday of ten new ministers set to replace their predecessors amidst a broad reshuffling of his cabinet.14:22 26.12.2013
Putin: tougher anti-corruption measures against officials to comePresident Vladimir Putin said during his annual Q&A session with the press on Thursday that anti-corruption measures levied against officials will become stricter .12:53 19.12.2013
Russia considers tougher punishment for foreign currency bribesRussia’s lower house of parliament is set to consider a bill to stiffen penalties for bribes in foreign currencies, one of the legislature’s four factions said Wednesday.11:22 19.12.2013
Final bribery charges brought against Rosbank ex-board chairmanThe investigation has brought final charges against former Rosbank board chairman Vladimir Golubkov regarding corrupt business practices, according to official spokesman of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin.10:59 19.12.2013
Russian lawmaker proposes ‘list of shame’ corruption registerA lawmaker in Russia has proposed a draft bill to parliament to create an open list of people convicted on corruption charges in an attempt to change widespread tolerance of the problem in the graft-ridden nation.16:26 18.12.2013
Russian official pays record $29 million fine for briberyA former public officer has been ordered to pay 950 million rubles ($29 mln), the largest ever fine in Russia, for attempted bribe-taking, the Ministry of the Interior reported Tuesday.10:46 17.12.2013
Number of corruption cases in Russia increases in 2013 - officialThe Russian Investigative Committee opened 4,000 more corruption related cases in 2013 than in the previous year, according to official spokesman Vladimir Markin.14:42 09.12.2013
Corruption cases opened against 1,600 Russian officials in past two yearsMore than 1,600 Russian lawmakers and chiefs of local government bodies have been indicted for corruption in the past two years.17:13 04.12.2013
New Presidential anti-corruption directorate created in RussiaThe State Duma supports the establishment of a special department in the Presidential Executive Office to combat corruption. The department will hold much broader authority than all previous anti-corruption organizations, the parliament members believe.17:21 03.12.2013
Russian bailiffs collect 155 mln rubles in fines for corruption in 2012Russian bailiffs have collected only 155 million rubles ($4.7 million) in fines for corruption related offenses out of the two billion rubles ($60.3 million) ordered by the courts in 2012.14:35 03.12.2013
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022