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Crimean Bridge terrorist attack organized by Ukraine – Russian Investigative Committee

A terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge (Krymsky Bridge) has been masterminded by Ukraine’s security services, according to Chair of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin.

10:45 10.10.2022

International tribunal proposed to be created for Ukraine’s crimes in Donbass

Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, speaking at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum on Wednesday, proposed establishing a special tribunal in the context of the crimes of the Kyiv authorities.

14:58 29.06.2022

Head of Russian Investigative Committee puts check of voting breach reports under control

Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin on Monday ordered chiefs of investigative departments to conduct check of all reports of election violations the body had received from the Interior Ministry.

10:57 20.09.2021

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

Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers urges investigators to address attacks on lawyers

The Federal Chamber of Lawyers has turned to Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin in connection with the attacks on lawyers in Khakassia and the Khabarovsk Krai.

12:21 04.08.2021

Investigators join proceedings over cases of genocide against civilians during WWII

Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case over genocide of the peoples of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War joining in it all cases of Nazi crimes against civilians under investigation.

15:18 22.03.2021

Russia’s Investigative Committee to launch probe into TikTok child suicide calls

Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin has issued an order to organize investigation into the dissemination of information on the TikTok social network that encourages children to commit suicide.

11:38 03.03.2021

Probe launched into Tatarstan police station attack – Russian Investigative Committee

A criminal case was opened on Friday after an attack on a police station in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan allegedly committed by a 16-year teenager.

15:56 30.10.2020

Investigative Committee head orders check of ex-lawyer Pashayev’s actions amid fraud reports

Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has ordered a pre-investigation check to be conducted over information on allegedly illegal actions by Elman Pashayev, ex-defense lawyer for actor Mikhail Efremov.

10:57 22.09.2020

Russia’s Investigative Committee reports half-year results

Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, shared information on the results of his department this year. He spoke about the most high-profile and significant investigations of recent times, about urgent problems and their solution by the investigating authorities.

10:27 03.08.2020

Russian Investigative Committee to establish ecological and epidemiological crimes unit

Chairman of Russia's Investigative Committee Alexander Basrykin has decided to create a unit specializing on probes into crimes committed in the sphere of ecology and epidemiology.

12:10 30.07.2020

Lawyer urges prosecution against Khabarovsk Krai governor over 2019 camp fire

Attorney Igor Trunov has asked the Investigative Committee’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin to prosecute Khabarovsk Region governor Sergey Furgal accused of businessmen murders over the 2019 deadly fire in the children's camp Holdomi.

11:23 10.07.2020

Self-isolation extended for female employees of Russian Investigative Committee

Female employees of the Russian Investigative Committee will stay home as part of the self-isolation regime until April 30, upon the order of the authority’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin.

16:16 03.04.2020

Over 400 criminal cases opened following media reports in Russia in 2019 – official

Russian investigators launched over 400 criminal cases following journalist investigations and mass media publications in 2019.

09:40 04.03.2020

Kuznetsova calls law enforcement to attend to child right clearance in orphan homes

Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has asked the Investigative Committee’s Chair Alexander Bastrykin to direct the law enforcement bodies’ attention to the observance of rights of children living in orphan homes.

15:03 25.06.2019

Russian business ombudsman again requests to release Baring Vostok manager from detention

Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov has forwarded a request to consider a possibility to change a restrictive measure of detained Baring Vostok Industry Partner for the financial industry sector Philippe Delpal to the Investigative Committee’s Chair Alexander Bastrykin.

11:59 13.06.2019

Damage caused by corruption crimes reaches $2 bln in 7 years - Russian official

Damage caused by corruption-related crimes has exceeded 123 billion rubles (about $2 billion) over the past 7 years.

16:59 07.12.2018

Russian judge suspected of taking $168,000 in bribes

Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has launched a criminal case against Judge of the Leninsky District Court in the city of Stavropol Inna Popova on suspicion of taking a 10 million-ruble bribe (about $168,000).

11:45 23.01.2017

Over 300 people died from medical malpractice in 2016 – Russian official

Over 300 people died in Russia because of medical errors and poor healthcare delivery in 2016.

13:25 29.09.2016

Terrorist and extremist crimes on rise in Russia in 2015 – report

Head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin made public the statistics related to terrorist and extremist activities in Russia in 2015, noting a negative trend in the year-to-year dynamics of such crimes, Kommersant-Vlast magazine informs on Monday.

15:12 18.04.2016