Abuse of office

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Moscow court keeps ex-deputy of minister for emergencies in detention

The Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Andrey Gurovich, former deputy of minister for emergencies, who stands charged with abuse of power.

16:45 09.08.2022

Ex-deputy head of Russian Emergency Ministry put in detention on abuse of office charges

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has ordered the detention of ex-deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency of Russia Andrey Gurovich on charges of abuse of power.

11:59 14.07.2022

Ex-deputy chief of Russia’s penitentiary service to go on graft trial

A case against a former deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Valery Maksimenko, who stands charged with taking bribes and abusive practice during the realization of state contracts, has been forwarded to court with an approved indictment.

10:51 13.07.2022

Ex-mayor of Vladivostok ordered to 5–year imprisonment for abuse of power

The Leninsky District Court of Russia’s Vladivostok has sentenced the former city’s mayor Igor Pushkarev to 5 years of imprisonment for abuse of office.

10:42 12.07.2022

Three Russian police generals detained in abuse of authority case

Three Russian police generals, including an assistant to the Interior Minister, have been detained until September 5 on abuse of authority charges related to misappropriating a fund based in Saint Petersburg.

10:34 07.07.2022

House arrest of suspended Tomsk Mayor extended for 3 months in abuse of office case

The Sovetsky Court in Tomsk on Wednesday extended house arrest of the suspended city’s Mayor Ivan Klyain charged with abuse of office and illegal participation in business activities until November 26.

13:28 25.08.2021

Defense lawyers seek mitigation of restrictive measure against suspended Tomsk Mayor

Attorneys of the suspended Mayor of Tomsk Ivan Klyain charged with abuse of office and illegal participation in business activities have asked court to change the defendant’s measure of restraint from house arrest to a restraining order.

12:13 25.08.2021

Investigators seek to detain ex-chair of Krasnodar court charged with fraud attempt

Investigators seek to place a former chairman of the Oktyabrsky District Court in Krasnodar Gennady Bairak charged with attempted fraud and abuse of power in detention.

17:54 06.08.2021

Former Kamchatka police chief arrested on suspicion of abuse of power – Interior Minister

Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev on Tuesday reported arrest of the former head of the Interior Ministry’s Directorate for Kamchatka Region Mikhail Kiselev on abuse of office allegations.

11:16 03.08.2021

Probe into ex-head of Amur penal colony charged with abuse of office completed

Investigators in the Amur Region have completed probe into the former chief of the local penal colony N3 Alexey Zabluda charged with abuse of power.

13:28 27.07.2021

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.

12:59 10.06.2021

Sentencing of former top managers of VIM Airlines in fraud case set for June 7

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will pass sentence upon ex-CEO of VIM Airlines Alexander Kochnev and ex-chief accountant of the air carrier Yekaterina Panteleyeva in a fraud case on June 7.

16:14 04.06.2021

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.

15:53 24.05.2021

Trial of suspended Tomsk Mayor accused of abuse of office to continue in late May

Consideration of a case against suspended Mayor of Tomsk Ivan Klyain will continue on May 26.

12:27 29.04.2021

Investigators complete probe into Chelyabinsk Region officials accused of abuse of office

Investigation into criminal cases against Mayor of Troitsk, a town in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region, Alexander Vinogradov and his deputy, who stand charged with abuse of office, has been completed.

14:40 28.04.2021

Ex-head of Komi Republic Gaizer freed from punishment for abuse of office

A court in Russia’s Syktyvkar has sentenced ex-head of Russia’s Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaizer to 1.5 years in penal colony for abuse of office and released him from punishment due to the running of the statute of limitations.

17:13 20.04.2021

Investigators seek detention of Russia’s industry official in abuse of office case

Investigators have filed a motion seeking to put the director of Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Metallurgy and Building Materials Department Pavel Servatinsky in detention until June 1.

16:57 02.04.2021

Russia’s industry official arrested in Moscow on abuse of office allegations

The director of Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Metallurgy and Building Materials Department Pavel Servatinsky has been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of abuse of office.

15:49 01.04.2021

Investigation into Arashukov case completed

Investigators have completed probe into a criminal case against Raul Arashukov, ex-advisor of a CEO of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz and his son, ex-senator Rauf Arashukov.

11:23 31.03.2021

Trial of ex-customs official charged with abuse of office to begin in late March

Moscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court will proceed with an abuse of office case involving ex-chief of the Federal Customs Service’s customs investigations directorate Alexander Kizlyk and his alleged accomplices on March 26.

17:48 19.03.2021