Russian authorities asked to check Telegram messaging app for extremismA request have been filed with Russian Prosecutor General’s Office and communications regulator Roskomnadzor seeking probe into Telegram instant messenger service that has allegedly become a promotional tool for extremists.12:27 03.03.2016
Russian Prosecutor General’s Office urges to regulate debt collectors’ activityProsecutor General’s Office has called to pass a bill regulating debt collectors’ activity in Russia.14:56 29.01.2016
Prosecutors approve indictment for Russia’s top anti-corruption officialProsecutors have approved indictment in the case on abuse of power against Denis Sugrobov, former head of the Interior Ministry’s Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department.15:37 31.12.2015
Journalist Kashin wants his case to be investigated by the FSB - reportThe defense team for journalist Oleg Kashin, who was severely beaten in November 2010, has filed a motion with the Prosecutor General’s Office to request that Kashin’s case be transferred from the Investigative Committee to the Federal Security Service (FSB).11:03 15.09.2015
Former Sakhalin governor's $16 mln assets may be seizedRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a motion with the Yuzno-Sakhalinsk court to confiscate the assets of former Sakhalin Governor Alexander Khoroshavin. The assets are valued at RUB 1.1 billion ($16 million).13:21 14.09.2015
Crime rate in Russia grows by over 5% in January-June - reportIn the first six months of 2015, the crime rate increased by 5.2% compared to the same period last year.12:31 01.09.2015
Russian prosecutors dismiss complaint over venue change denial in Savchenko caseRussian Prosecutor General’s Office has found legal a territorial jurisdiction of a case against ex-Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who stands charged with complicity in the murder of two Russian journalists.11:49 01.09.2015
Russian billionaire Fetisov’s embezzlement case returned for further investigationThe Prosecutor General’s Office has returned the embezzlement case against Gleb Fetisov, former member of the upper house of parliament and former owner of My Bank, to the Investigative Committee.14:20 28.08.2015
Moscow lawyers report Windows 10 data privacy risks to Prosecutor GeneralThe Bubnov and Partners Moscow legal firm has asked the Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to investigate violations of the law that allegedly occur during the distribution of Microsoft's new product Windows 10.18:24 19.08.2015
MP requests review of Windows 10 for compliance with Russian laws - reportVadim Solovyov, a parliament member representing the Communist Party, has addressed Prosecutor General Yury Chaika with a request to check whether the new Windows 10 operating system complies with the Russian laws.11:40 11.08.2015
Russian car owners file complaint over taxi apps Uber, Gett, Yandex.TaxiThe Russian Federation of Car Owners (FAR) announced that a complaint had been filed with the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Federal Antimonopoly Service against popular taxi apps Gett, Uber and Yandex.Taxi.10:36 24.07.2015
Russian lawmakers suggest labeling George Soros fund "undesirable organization"Russia's State Duma lawmakers Valery Rashkin and Sergei Obukhov have filed a reuest with the Prosecutor General’s Office seeking to label George Soros' Open Society Institute an "undesirable organization" in accordance with a law.12:32 04.06.2015
Russian prosecutors seek to ban 'surrogate money' known as kolionsRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has demanded that 'kolions', surrogate money issued by local farmer Mikhail Shlyapnikov, be prohibited from circulation.16:43 01.06.2015
Damage to Russia's property registry agency linked to GLONASS exceeds $2.5 mln - reportThe Prosecutor General’s Office has revealed over 130 million rubles ($2.5 million) worth of acquisition violations at the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadaster and Cartography (Rosreestr), including some that are part of the federal targeted program for maintaining, developing and using the Glonass system in 2012-2020.10:32 01.06.2015
Spain set to extradite alleged leader of Russian gang killing over 20Spain plans to extradite Russian national Dmitry Zavyalov, the alleged leader of a criminal gang whose members are accused of killing over 20 people.14:37 30.04.2015
Twenty criminal cases opened over alleged violations at Vostochny CosmodromeTwenty criminal cases have been opened over the alleged violations during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East.16:47 29.04.2015
Russian government-backed fund implicated in alleged embezzlement of $28.7 millionRosinfocominvest, the Russian government-backed investment fund focused on information and communication technology sector, is implicated in alleged embezzlement of 1.5 billion rubles ($28.7 million).14:38 29.04.2015
Russian prosecutors propose seizing illegally acquired property - reportThe Russian Prosecutor General’s Office proposed a bill allowing seizure of illegally acquired property that was drafted in assistance with the the State Duma's Security and Anti-Corruption Committee.10:36 29.04.2015
Russia banned eight extremist organizations in 2014 - officialEight extremist organizations were banned in Russia in 2014 upon request of federal prosecutors, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika said on Wednesday.14:32 28.04.2015
Mass labor violations revealed at Russia's troubled Vostochny CosmodromeNumerous labor law violations were revealed during an inspection of companies involved in construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome facilities in the Far East.10:41 20.04.2015