South African drug dealer Bely to be tried in RussiaAlexander Bely, who permanently resides in South Africa, will be tried in a Russian court on criminal charges for organized smuggling and a number of other crimes, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on its website Monday.14:00 11.08.2014
Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office brings new charges against Mikheil SaakashviliGeorgia’s Main Prosecutor General’s Office has brought new criminal charges against former president Mikheil Saakashvili and former prime minister Vano Merabishvili, NewsGeorgia reports.13:25 05.08.2014
Russian lawmakers call for probe into Kolomoisky’s alleged Moscow propertyCommunist Party deputies of the State Duma have requested that Prosecutor General Yury Chaika review media reports about the alleged Moscow property of Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and confiscate it.15:38 01.08.2014
Rosagroleasing embezzlement suspects appeal for mitigated chargesA court in the Lipetsk Region has returned a case of two business people charged with embezzling of over 500 mn rubles ($14 mn) from Rosagroleasing to the General Prosecutor’s Office after they refused to cooperate with the prosecutor as previously agreed and are now requesting mitigated charges, Kommersant reports.11:47 31.07.2014
Russian pilot to stand trial post-mortem for 2012 air crashA criminal case on the April 2012 ATR-72 crash that killed 72 near Tyumen has been submitted to a Tyumen district court, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement Thursday.15:23 10.07.2014
Prosecutors will not categorize internet major Yandex as media outletThe Prosecutor General’s Office has ruled that the activity of Yandex, the operator of Russia’s largest search engine, is in full compliance with Russian law and is not required to register as a media outlet, Kommersant newspaper writes, citing a source close to the Kremlin.11:17 02.07.2014
Late oligarch Berezovsky’s estate in France seized – Prosecutor GeneralA court in Marseille has seized businessman Boris Berezovsky’s property in Antibes, Prosecutor General’s Office spokesperson, Marina Gridneva, reported Thursday.14:04 26.06.2014
Interpol could decide to help Russia arrest BrowderInterpol could still help Russia search for Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder, the spokesperson of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Marina Gridneva, told journalists.17:04 19.06.2014
Prosecutor opposes mitigation of eight 2012 Moscow riots activists’ sentenceDuring the trial at the Moscow City Court the prosecutor asked to uphold the verdict in the 2012 Bolotnaya riots case for eight activists, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.16:09 19.06.2014
Moscow City Court returns Navalny brothers embezzlement case to prosecutorsThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a previous court decision to return a case against opposition activist Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg to prosecutors, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.17:22 18.06.2014
Criminal case may be opened over ex Russian Interior Ministry general’s suicideRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office may open a criminal case over suicide committed by Boris Kolesnikov, former deputy head of the Interior Ministry’s Chief Anti-Corruption Directorate, Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin said Wednesday at the Federation Council meeting.16:26 18.06.2014
Controversial Russian lawmaker may be charged with attempted fraudRussian investigators may initiate criminal proceedings against controversial State Duma lawmaker Alexei Mitrofanov on charges of attempted fraud. Sufficient evidence has been gathered against the MP, First Deputy of the Prosecutor General's Office Alexander Buksman said Tuesday at the State Duma meeting.17:33 10.06.2014
Russian lawmakers demand investigation of RusnanoA group of State Duma lawmakers have sent a letter to Prosecutor General Yury Chaika demanding that he order an investigation of the state corporation Rusnano and its chief executive, Anatoly Chubais, Izvestia newspaper writes on Monday, citing the letter.11:26 09.06.2014
Ukraine opens tax evasion case against Yanukovich’s sonUkrainian Prosecutor General’s Office is currently investigating a tax evasion case against Alexander Yanukovich, the eldest son of recently ousted president Viktor Yanukovich, deputy Prosecutor General Aleksei Baganets told journalists on Tuesday.13:34 03.06.2014
Prosecutor General’s Office seeks tougher punishment for bribing arbitratorsRussian Prosecutor General’s Office is advocating a law that would strengthen punishment for bribing arbitrators.16:10 02.06.2014
Investigation into Zapadny bank hostage incident completedInvestigation into the case against Aleksander Vdovin who took hostages in the Zapadny bank office in the city of Belgorod in April has been completed and transferred to the Prosecutor’s Office for indictment.13:44 02.06.2014
Russian Prosecutor General's Office moves for tougher punishment for corruptionRussian Prosecutor General's Office has drafted amendments to the federal law seeking to toughen punishment for the corruption charges. Among other things, officials suggest to broaden the grounds for asset forfeiture and to put convicts to prison instead of imposing fines on them.18:57 21.05.2014
NGOs should be put on foreign agent registry by court order – officialRussian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said on Tuesday that NGOs should be put on the foreign agents list not only on a voluntary request, but on a court order as well.13:46 29.04.2014
New cases opened against Ukrainian ex-prosecutor general PshonkaThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has opened more criminal cases against its former chief Viktor Pshonka on appropriation, abuse of authority and influence, it was reported Wednesday.14:35 23.04.2014
Crimean Prosecutor’s Office sues to seize Privatbank propertyThe Crimean Prosecutor’s Office has filed a lawsuit to seize the physical assets of the Crimean branch of Privatbank, First Deputy Chairman of the Crimean Ministers Council Rustam Temirgaliyev announced at a government meeting Tuesday.14:23 22.04.2014