Request for probe into alleged mistreatment of Magnitsky dismissedRussia's Investigative Committee has refused to launch a probe into alleged mistreatment of Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky who died in 2009 in a Moscow pretrial center while awaiting trial on embezzlement charges.11:26 16.01.2015
Another Russian national arrested for joining Hizb ut-Tahrir cellOn January 14, a court in Russian city of Samara issued a warrant to arrest a resident of the region on charges of being a member of the international organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is designated as a terrorist organization and prohibited in Russia.12:39 15.01.2015
Russia opens criminal case on genocide in Eastern UkraineRussian investigators have opened a criminal case on the genocide of Russian speaking citizens in eastern Ukraine.17:23 13.01.2015
Khrunichev space center implicated in $212 million embezzlement case - reportRussia's Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into the embezzlement of $212 million at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, one of the country's leading space enterprises, Izvestia newspaper reported on Monday.10:35 29.12.2014
Investigators lift all restrictions imposed on Sistema chairman YevtushenkovThe Investigative Committee has lifted all restrictions imposed on Vladimir Yevtushenkov, board chairman of AFK Sistema holding company, implicated in Bashneft case.10:32 25.12.2014
Russian investigators question Ukrainian witness to Malaysia Airlines crashRussian investigators have questioned a Ukrainian witness who told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper new facts about the July downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in the Donetsk Region in Ukraine.13:16 24.12.2014
Prosecutors drop appeal over mental examination of self-mutilating artistProsecutors on Monday withdrew their appeal against a court decision to dismiss a request for psychiatric evaluation for artist Pyotr Pavlensky who is known for his controversial performances.17:51 22.12.2014
Chief of Ukraine's Security Service suspected in abduction of Russian journalistsRussian investigators suspect chief of Ukraine's Security Service Valentyn Nalyvaichenko of being the mastermind behind the abduction of two Russian journalists, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, citing Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin.14:53 19.12.2014
UK refuses to return embezzled funds to Russia - officialThe 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.17:08 17.12.2014
Russia's top investigator suggests making possession of child porn a crimeThe head of Russia's Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has proposed to make it a criminal offence to possess child pornography.15:48 11.12.2014
Russian lawmaker Voronenkov suspected of taking part in corporate raid - reportInvestigators suspect Denis Voronenkov, lawmaker from the Communist Party and member of the State Duma Security and Anti-corruption Committee, of being involved in a corporate raid, Kommersant newspaper reported on Thursday.13:52 11.12.2014
Kremlin's human rights adviser fails to release suspects in Total CEO plane crashRussia's Investigative Committee has found no reason for releasing from pre-trial detention and house arrest suspects in Total CEO plane crash in October.08:56 08.12.2014
Decision to open case against fugitive Russian judge delayed againOn Friday, Russia’s High Qualification Board of Judges was again unable to hear a request from Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin to initiate legal proceedings against Moscow Commercial Court Judge Irina Baranova, RIA Novosti reports from the courtroom.14:55 28.11.2014
Navalny claims investigators falsified Yves Rocher case materialsOpposition activist Alexei Navalny announced on his blog that investigators allegedly made changes to the Yves Rocher case materials.16:18 25.11.2014
Domodedovo airport ownership still puzzles Russian investigatorsInvestigators working on the Domodedovo International Airport 2011 terror attack still unable to determine the owner of the airport, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing the head of Russia's Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin.12:52 24.11.2014
Prominent lobbyist Shokhin was summoned for questioning in Bashneft casePresident of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin told journalists on Monday that he had been summoned for questioning in Bashneft case.17:18 17.11.2014
Russia opens criminal case over Donetsk school shellingRussian authorities have initiated a criminal case after a school was shelled in the battle-torn Ukrainian region of Donetsk, Investigative Committee’s spokesman Vladimir Markin told the press on Thursday.12:24 06.11.2014
Fourth employee of Moscow's Vnukovo airport charged over Total plane crashCharges have been brought against Vnukovo airport flight supervisor Roman Dunaev in the criminal case over Total CEO’s death, Investigative Committee spokesperson Vladimir Markin told journalists on Friday.14:32 31.10.2014
Death of Total CEO: Vnukovo airport engineer chargedInvestigators have brought charges against Vnukovo airport engineer Vladimir Ledenev in the criminal case over Total CEO Cristophe de Margerie’s death, official spokesman for the Investigative Committee told journalists on Friday.12:53 31.10.2014
Russian investigators believe top Ukrainian officials to be guilty of war crimesRussia’s Investigative Committee has compiled a list of high-ranking Ukrainian officials that are guilty of war crimes, Interfax reports on Friday, citing committee representative Alexander Drymanov.13:44 30.10.2014