Alexander Bastrykin

Probe launched into Tatarstan police station attack – Russian Investigative Committee

15:56 30/10/2020 A criminal case was opened on Friday after an attack on a police station in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan allegedly committed by a 16-year teenager.

Investigative Committee head orders check of ex-lawyer Pashayev’s actions amid fraud reports

10:57 22/09/2020 Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has ordered a pre-investigation check to be conducted over information on allegedly illegal actions by Elman Pashayev, ex-defense lawyer for actor Mikhail Efremov.

Russia’s Investigative Committee reports half-year results

10:27 03/08/2020 Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, shared information on the results of his department this year. He spoke about the most high-profile and significant investigations of recent times, about urgent problems and their solution by the investigating authorities.

Russian Investigative Committee to establish ecological and epidemiological crimes unit

12:10 30/07/2020 Chairman of Russia's Investigative Committee Alexander Basrykin has decided to create a unit specializing on probes into crimes committed in the sphere of ecology and epidemiology.

Lawyer urges prosecution against Khabarovsk Krai governor over 2019 camp fire

11:23 10/07/2020 Attorney Igor Trunov has asked the Investigative Committee’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin to prosecute Khabarovsk Region governor Sergey Furgal accused of businessmen murders over the 2019 deadly fire in the children's camp Holdomi.

Self-isolation extended for female employees of Russian Investigative Committee

16:16 03/04/2020 Female employees of the Russian Investigative Committee will stay home as part of the self-isolation regime until April 30, upon the order of the authority’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin.

Over 400 criminal cases opened following media reports in Russia in 2019 – official

09:40 04/03/2020 Russian investigators launched over 400 criminal cases following journalist investigations and mass media publications in 2019.

Kuznetsova calls law enforcement to attend to child right clearance in orphan homes

15:03 25/06/2019 Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has asked the Investigative Committee’s Chair Alexander Bastrykin to direct the law enforcement bodies’ attention to the observance of rights of children living in orphan homes.

Russian business ombudsman again requests to release Baring Vostok manager from detention

11:59 13/06/2019 Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov has forwarded a request to consider a possibility to change a restrictive measure of detained Baring Vostok Industry Partner for the financial industry sector Philippe Delpal to the Investigative Committee’s Chair Alexander Bastrykin.

Damage caused by corruption crimes reaches $2 bln in 7 years - Russian official

16:59 07/12/2018 Damage caused by corruption-related crimes has exceeded 123 billion rubles (about $2 billion) over the past 7 years.

Russian judge suspected of taking $168,000 in bribes

11:45 23/01/2017 Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has launched a criminal case against Judge of the Leninsky District Court in the city of Stavropol Inna Popova on suspicion of taking a 10 million-ruble bribe (about $168,000).

Over 300 people died from medical malpractice in 2016 – Russian official

13:25 29/09/2016 Over 300 people died in Russia because of medical errors and poor healthcare delivery in 2016.

Terrorist and extremist crimes on rise in Russia in 2015 – report

15:12 18/04/2016 Head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin made public the statistics related to terrorist and extremist activities in Russia in 2015, noting a negative trend in the year-to-year dynamics of such crimes, Kommersant-Vlast magazine informs on Monday.

Improved international legal cooperation necessary – report

13:45 18/04/2016 It is necessary to improve legal mechanics of international cooperation of law enforcers, Alexander Bastrykin, the Head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, told Kommersant-Vlast magazine on Monday.

Russian Investigative Committee urges to tighten penalties for illegal currency operations

12:58 26/02/2016 The Investigative Committee will insist on toughening penalties for crimes that threaten economic security of Russia.

Bastrykin calls on Domodedovo owners to pay compensation to 2011 bombing victims

14:41 24/07/2015 The owners of Moscow’s Domodedovo airport would be brought to justice if they fail to pay damages to the victims of the 2011 terrorist attack that left 37 dead, Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin said at a board meeting on Friday.

Russia’s top investigator Bastrykin stands for supremacy of domestic law

15:38 28/04/2015 Alexander Bastrykin, chairman of the Investigative Committee, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily in an interview that primacy should be granted to domestic law over international law.

Murder investigation rate up to 90% in Russia - Investigative Committee

12:59 26/02/2015 In 2014, almost 90% of all murder cases were solved in Russia.

UK refuses to return embezzled funds to Russia - official

17:08 17/12/2014 The UK has refused to return embezzled funds to Russia and extradite people who are being prosecuted, Alexander Bastrykin, chairman of Investigative Committee, said in his address to the lawmakers of the upper house of parliament on Wednesday.

Russia's top investigator suggests making possession of child porn a crime

15:48 11/12/2014 The head of Russia's Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has proposed to make it a criminal offence to possess child pornography.

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