Navalny brothers indicted on Yves Rocher fraud chargesFederal investigators formally charged opposition activist and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg with fraud in a case involving cosmetics company Yves Rocher Vostok.19:48 29.10.2013
Hooliganism charges brought against photographer in Greenpeace trialRussia's Investigative Committee has brought hooliganism charges against Denis Sinyakov, a prominent Russian freelance photographer who was among the Greenpeace activists detained during the now infamous raid on Gazprom's drilling platform.17:20 29.10.2013
Lawyer appeals to Investigative Committee against Bolshoi soloist's beatingOn Tuesday, lawyer Sergei Kadyrov said in the the Meshchansky District Court that he filed an appeal with the Investigative Committee against the guards who have beaten Bolshoi Ballet leading soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko accused of having organized an acid attack against the ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin.15:55 29.10.2013
Former Dagestan mayor Amirov charged with terrorism - reportInvestigators have charged former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who faces accusations of having ordered the murder of an investigator, with terrorism and illegal arms trafficking.10:25 28.10.2013
Over 250 protesters detained in Moscow riot, criminal case openedA recent murder incident in Moscow has led to a mass protest on Sunday which turned violent, with more than 250 people detained on hooliganism charges.21:12 13.10.2013
Greenpeace ship seized after drugs found on board - officialGreenpeace activists on trial for maritime piracy in Russia soon may face new charges after drugs were found at the Arctic Sunrise ship, Investigative Committe's official spokesperson Vladimir Markin told journalists on Wednesday.16:14 09.10.2013
Siberian anti-drug police chief caught selling heroinThe head of the Russian police’s anti-narcotics department in southwest Siberia has been arrested for selling heroin, local investigators said Monday.16:51 07.10.2013
Investigators extend probe in Tolokonnikova's claims of threats in prisonThe Investigative Committee has extended the probe of a Mordovian prison opened after a complaint filed by jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.12:40 03.10.2013
Investigators receive Tolokonnikova's complaint against exploitation of convictsThe Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee for Mordovia has received a request filed by lawyer Dmitry Dinze seeking an inspection and initiation of a case against the authorities of the prison colony where Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is currently serving out a two-year term.13:45 01.10.2013
Russia's chief investigator gets a 55% pay raisePresident Vladimir Putin has issued an order that raises the pay of Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Russian Investigative Committee, reads the decree’s text posted on the Kremlin’s official website.12:41 01.10.2013
Russian investigators qualify Greenpeace activists' actions as real threatInvestigators have regarded the actions of Greenpeace activists suspected of having committed acts of maritime piracy as a real threat to the Prirazlomnaya drilling rig's employees, Russia's Investigative Committee reported Monday.14:18 30.09.2013
Detained Greenpeace activists withhold evidenceAll Greenpeace activists suspected of having committed acts of maritime piracy refused to give testimony, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Thursday.11:24 26.09.2013
Arctic Sunrise crew detained in Russia - GreenpeaceAll members of the Arctic Sunrise ship's crew have been placed in a detention facility following interrogations with the Investigative Committee for the Murmansk Region.11:05 25.09.2013
Greenpeace activists to be charged with maritime piracy in RussiaFederal investigators have launched a maritime piracy case days after Greenpeace activists attempted to board a Gazprom oil rig in the Barents Sea, Russian Investigative Committee’s spokesman Vladmiri Markin told journalists Tuesday.11:52 24.09.2013
Second suspect in murder of Russian diplomat in Abkhazia detainedThe second man has been detained on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a Russian diplomat in Abkhazia, Investigative Committee spokesperson Vladimir Markin said Monday.16:53 23.09.2013
Urals man gets suspended sentence for posting Mein Kampf and porn onlineA resident of Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city, has received a 27-month suspended sentence with 2.5 years' probation for publishing Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" on the Internet.15:16 19.09.2013
Russian investigators launch two criminal cases over Far East floodsTwo criminal cases have been opened over the alleged negligence of unnamed officials during the ongoing record floods in Russia’s Far East, investigators said Thursday.11:42 19.09.2013
Russian investigators probe fatal psychiatric hospital fireThe Investigative Committee on Friday initiated a criminal case after a fatal blaze destroyed a psychiatric hospital outside the central Russian city of Veliky Novgorod, the committee’s spokesman Vladmir Markin told the journalists.10:52 13.09.2013
Russian lawyer asks investigators to initiate case against ObamaAttorney Alexander Zorin asked the Russian Investigative Committee to initiate a criminal case against President of The United States Barack Obama.14:16 10.09.2013
Russian investigators mull placing Bloodhound Gang musicians on wanted listRussian investigators have launched a probe against Bloodhound Gang musicians for the alleged desecration of the Russian flag. The issue of his placement on the wanted list is being decided now, Investigative Committee spokesperson Vladimir Markin said Monday.12:12 09.09.2013