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Russian entrepreneurs face corruption less frequently – Business Ombudsman

Russian entrepreneurs have recently faced less instances of corruption, while the rate of growth in the number of criminal cases against businesspersons has dropped.

13:59 24.05.2018

Former head of Russia’s ecology service department found guilty of corruption

A court in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia has sentenced former head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Use of Natural Resources’ (Rosprirodnadzor) department to 6 years in prison for bribery.

10:59 23.05.2018

Chinese citizen behind alleged iPhone bribe gets detained

A court in the Kaluga Region has detained a Chinese citizen, who allegedly attempted to bribe officers of the Federal Security Service (FSB) with iPhones in exchange for release of her 26 compatriots.

13:59 21.05.2018

Ex-Nizhny Novgorod government executive wanted on bribery charges

The former Nizhny Novgorod government executive Oleg Kondrashov has been put on the wanted list in a 17-million-ruble bribery case ($280,000).

11:38 19.04.2018

Siberian high-ranking police officer suspected of corruption and fraud

Former head of Russia’s Tomsk Regional Interior Ministry Directorate is suspected of fraud and taking a large-scale bribe.

13:59 16.04.2018

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Russian President signs decree on external debt payment

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a new temporary procedure of payment of the country’s foreign debt. The document was published on the official website of legal information.

17:20 22.06.2022

Bill on liability for digital rights violation submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov has introduced a bill to supplement the national Code of Administrative Offenses with an article on the violation of digital rights before the lower house of Russia's parliament.

12:45 23.06.2022

Environmental violations up in Russia by almost 3 times — Supreme Court head

The number of cases related to violations of the environmental legislation has increased in Russia by almost 3 times over the past 10 years, the Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said during the presidium meeting on Friday.

15:36 24.06.2022