Criminal case against AFK Sistema chairman Yevtushenkov closedThe criminal case against Vladimir Yevtushenkov, board chairman of AFK Sistema holding company, has been closed for the absence of elements of crime in his actions.11:19 14.01.2016
Russian investigators launch criminal case over death at frozen highwayThe Investigative Committee of Russia launched a negligence case after a man’s death at the highway near Orenburg, city in the southern Ural region, that was closed because of a blizzard.10:49 12.01.2016
Elderly Russian man charged with murder after alleged arson of city hallInvestigators have officially charged elderly man who allegedly set on fire a city hall of a small Russian town, Dudinka, with murder committed in socially dangerous manner.10:43 11.01.2016
Investigators name person who allegedly initiated Nemtsov’s murderThe Investigative Committee believes that Ruslan Mukhudinov was not only an organizer of Nemtsov’s murder, but that he is also the one who initiated the crime and hired the hitmen.10:29 29.12.2015
New Bolotnaya case defendant’s lawyers complain of investigators’ actionsDefense lawyers for a new defendant in the Bolotnaya Square riots case, Dmitriy Buchenkov, has filed an appeal against actions of investigators who prevent them from attending their client.21:04 24.12.2015
Khodorkovsky arrested in absentiaFormer Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been arrested in absentia.12:03 23.12.2015
Russian investigators conduct searches at Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia officeInvestigators on Tuesday conducted searches at the Moscow office of the Open Russia public movement established by businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and at the apartments of the movement’s employees.13:53 22.12.2015
Engineer charged in Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlement case goes on trialSergei Ostrovsky, Chief Engineer of State Design Institute for Special Construction, which took part in the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, will go on trial on charges of embezzlement, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told journalists on Friday.12:32 18.12.2015
Complaint over alleged investigators’ inaction in Airbus A321 case to be heard by courtMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on December 15 will review a complaint filed against the Investigative Committee by families of the Airbus A321 crash victims.11:17 14.12.2015
Russian Investigative Committee summons Khodorkovsky for questioningMikhail Khodorkovsky was summoned by the Investigative Committee of Russia for questioning that is going to take place on December 11.10:31 08.12.2015
Nemtsov murder suspect left Russia - investigatorRuslan Mukhudinov, a former Chechen Interior Ministry officer who stands charged with complicity in organizing the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, has left Russia.11:41 18.11.2015
New case opened against Russian billionaire PugachevA criminal case on abuse of power has been opened against Sergei Pugachev, the former beneficiary of the International Industrial Bank (IIB or Mezhprombank) and ex-member of the Russian parliament’s upper house.15:58 06.11.2015
Investigation into two defendants in Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlement case completedInvestigation into Yury Khrizman, former manager of the construction company Dalspetsstroy, and Vladimir Ashimikhin, chief accountant of the enterprise, who stand charged with embezzlement of 5.16 billion rubles ($83,300) allocated for the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome facilities in the Far East, has been completed.16:36 26.10.2015
Over $ 6 mln allegedly embezzled during cable laying in St. PetersburgThree men have been charged with embezzlement of 380 million rubles ($6.1 million) during the installation of cable lines over the bottom of the Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg.13:18 16.10.2015
Investigators refuse to reclassify Nemtsov murder chargesRussia’s Investigative Committee refused to reclassify the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov as a more serious crime, “an attempt on the life of a government or public figure”.13:46 13.10.2015
Ural region ex-mayor gets 5.5 years for corruptionViktor Shchekotov, former mayor of Troitsk, a town in the Chelyabinsk Region, has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for corruption and abuse of office.17:00 30.09.2015
Russian investigators release six suspects in Total CEO plane crash case - lawyerRussia’s Investigative Committee released six suspects in the Total CEO plane crash case from custody, one of their lawyers.17:02 28.09.2015
New case opened against head of Russia’s Komi RepublicOne more criminal case was opened against the head of the Komi Republic, Vyacheslav Gaizer, this time on money laundering.14:30 25.09.2015
Kolomoisky’s assets seized in CrimeaA Russian court has issued a warrant to seize 71 assets owned by Ukrainian mogul Igor Kolomoisky in Crimea.16:06 03.09.2015
Coca-Cola factory director murder case reaches St. Petersburg courtDmitry Soshnev murder case has been submitted to court.17:12 31.08.2015