Investigation denies exit visas for Greenpeace activistsForeign Greenpeace activists that were aboard the Arctic Sunrise ship, now free on bail in Russia have been refused visas to leave the country, Greenpeace reported Friday.17:12 13.12.2013
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
Supreme Court dismisses request to review illegal gambling caseRussia’s Supreme Court has dismissed the request filed by police general Denis Nikandrov and Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin to review the case of police officers charged with involvement in illegal casino operations in the Moscow Region.12:15 09.12.2013
Forged certificates may be common among Russian pilots – officialMany Russian pilots, particularly those employed by small airlines, may be in possession of forged pilot’s certificates, Vladimir Markin official spokesperson for the Investigative Committee, announced Friday.17:27 06.12.2013
Former Russian Defense Minister officialy charged in corruption probeRussian ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on Friday was formally charged with negligence, as a part of a year long investigation in embezzlement and fraud in the Defense Ministry, the Investigative Committe reports.16:21 06.12.2013
Russian investigators launch case over alleged human trafficking in USA human trafficking case has been launched in Russia following a journalistic investigation into the alleged abuse of adopted Russian children in the US.18:22 05.12.2013
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
Russian investigators have no official confirmation of Berezovsky's deathInvestigators have not yet received documentary confirmation of the death of deceased Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky.15:02 02.12.2013
Russian investigators propose holding organizations criminally accountableRussia’s Investigative Committee has again proposed opening up organizations to criminal liability – specifically in cases involving drug trafficking.14:40 02.12.2013
Russia opened 14 criminal cases involving foreign adoptions in 2 yearsRussia launched only 14 investigations into crimes against Russian children adopted by foreigners in the past two years, while thousands of crimes have been committed against minors in Russia this year alone, a spokesman for the Investigative Committee said Thursday.10:57 29.11.2013
Pussy Riot member's request to open case against prison administration dismissedInvestigators have dismissed again a request filed by convicted Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to initiate a case against the administration of the Mordovian colony where she served her sentence for absence of a crime in the officials' acts10:35 29.11.2013
Criminal proceedings launched against former Russian defense ministerInvestigators have launched a negligence case against former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov; the estimated damage is 56 million rubles ($1.7 million), the Investigative Committee's official spokesman Vladimir Markin said Thursday.10:24 28.11.2013
Russia requests info about the safety of 26 children adopted by US parentsHead of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has sent a request to the US Attorney General concerning a journalistic investigation into alleged abuse of Russian adopted children, said committee spokesman Vladimir Markin.13:30 26.11.2013
Russia charges Uralkali CEO Baumgertner with abuse of powerUralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner who was extradited to Russia has been officially charged with abuse of power and questioned.17:34 22.11.2013
Defense demands to dismiss case against Russian opposition leader UdaltsovLawyers have filed with the Investigative Committee a request to terminate a criminal case in relation to Left Front leader, opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, owing to the absence of elements of a crime in his actions, according to Udaltsov's Twitter account.13:18 18.11.2013
Russian Investigative Committee proposes liability for offshore tax-evasion schemesRussia’s Investigative Committee has proposed a legislative ban on business that serves no other purpose other than obtaining tax exemptions in offshore jurisdictions, and the imposition of criminal liability on such business.14:22 15.11.2013
Possible Russian plea deal for fugitive tycoon Polonsky – attorneyRussian investigators may enter into a plea deal with fugitive real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky pending his willingness to return to Russia and compensate the damages presently being sought against him in an embezzlement case.12:34 08.11.2013
Greenpeace activists face new charges in Arctic Sunrise trialSome participants of the Greenpeace raid on a Gazprom drilling platform, dubbed the “Arctic 30”, may face new charges in the ongoing trial, the Investigative Committee’s official spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Thursday.15:23 07.11.2013
Politkovskaya murder defense attorney investigated for witness briberyAttorney Murad Musayev, who represents the accused in the high-profile murder cases of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and retired Colonel Yuri Budanov, is under criminal investigation and two cases have been opened against him, official spokesman for the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin said on Thursday.11:18 07.11.2013
Uralkali CEO charged with abuse of power in absentiaUralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner has been officially charged in absentia with abuse of power, Russia's Investigative Committee's press office told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.16:45 05.11.2013