Interior Ministry investigators detained in developer Khudoyan's case freed from custody
The First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction has overturned a lower court decision to detain deputy chief of the Interior Ministry’s Investigative Department Alexander Krakovsky and his colleagues Alexander Biryukov and Alexander Bryantsev charged with abuse of power when investigating the case of developer Albert Khudoyan.
List of persons subject to state protection proposed to be extended in Russia
The Law-Making Government Commission has backed a bill extending public protection to all servicemen and employees of Russia’s Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, Foreign Intelligence Service and National Guard.
Prosecutors seek 16 and 18 years behind bars for ex-policemen for planning terror attack
Public prosecutors have moved to sentence former police officers of the Krasnodar Directorate of the Interior Ministry Maxim Kotomanov and Dmitry Krasilnikov to 16 and 18 years in a maximum security penal colony charged with planning to send letters with poisonous substances to diplomatic missions.
Detention of two police generals extended until mid-June
The Moscow City Court on Monday extended detention two former deputy chiefs of the Interior Ministry’s Investigations Department, generals of justice Alexander Biryukov and Alexander Krakovsky, until June 15.
One of alleged Kazan school assailants arrested - police
Law enforcement officers arrested one of the alleged assailants who attacked a school in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, on Tuesday.
Three defense witnesses of actor Efremov to go on trial
A court will hear a case against three persons witnessing in defense of actor Mikhail Efremov, who had been earlier sentenced for a fatal crash incident.
Foreign nationals working for Euro 2020 to be exempted from obtaining labor permits
The Russian Interior Ministry has developed a draft regulation that exempts foreign citizens taking part in Euro 2020 under contracts with UEFA from obtaining work permits.
Three alleged extremists arrested in Rostov-on-Don on vandalism plot allegations
Three alleged members of an extremist group have been arrested in Rostov-on-Don on suspicion of federal building vandalism plotting.
Moscow police official suspected of stealing $330,000
A chief of the investigation department of the Moscow Department of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is suspected of stealing 25 million rubles ($330,000) seized as part of a criminal case.
Accessory to police investigator’s murder sentenced to 9.5 years behind bars
A court in the Moscow Region has sentenced an accomplice in the murder of the Interior Ministry Transport Department’s major case investigator, police lieutenant colonel Yevgeniya Shishkina, to 9.5 years in penal colony.
President Putin urges reaction to involvement of teenagers into illegal actions
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged, in accordance with the law, to respond to the involvement of minors in illegal unauthorized street actions addressing an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Wednesday.
Russia’s Interior Ministry proposes lifelong storage of dactyloscopic data
The Russian Ministry of Interior has proposed to store personal dactyloscopic data until the respective individual dies or reaches the age of 100, according to a bill presented for the public discussion.
Ninety criminal cases opened against unlawful rally participants – police
Ninety cases have been opened over crimes committed during unauthorized rallies held in January and February.
Cyber police to appear in Russia
Russia’s Interior Ministry will include in its structure cyber police; such a decision has been already taken by Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Ministry’s Deputy Head Igor Zubov has said in his interview as part of the “Personally to Children” project realized by the country’s Child Rights Commissioner and Children’s Community Council.
Former Interior Minister of Russia’s Komi Republic faces bribery trial
Ex-Interior Minister of Russia’s Komi Republic Victor Polovnikov will stand trial in a case over bribetaking on a large scale.
Russian Interior Ministry drafts document on voluntary DNA registration
The Russian Interior Ministry is developing a draft decree on the voluntary genome registration.
Businessman accused of $4 mln theft from bank extradited from Egypt to Russia
Egypt has extradited a former top manager of a Russian company charged with abuse of office and stealing over 300 million rubles ($4 million) from a bank.
Investigators seek to detain Dagestan police officer in 2010 Moscow metro bombings case
The Basmanny District Court on Monday received a motion from investigators seeking to detain a chief of a Dagestan’s police district department Gazi Isayev until January 4 as part of a case over two two terrorist attacks committed at the Moscow metro stations in 2010.
Russia’s Interior Ministry opens case against three defense witnesses of actor Efremov
Criminal cases were launched against three persons witnessing in defense of actor Mikhail Efremov, who had been earlier sentenced for a fatal crash incident.
Assets worth nearly $600 mln seized from Magomedov brothers as part of Summa Group case
Assets worth over 45 billion rubles (about $600 million) belonging to Summa Group owner Ziyavudin Magomedov and his brother Magomed Magomedov have been seized during investigation into a case against them.