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Russian man rehabilitating Nazism fined $1,400

A court in Russia’s Voronezh has fined a 26-year-old man born in the Yaroslavl Region 100,000 rubles ($1,400) for publishing content rehabilitating Nazism on social media.

14:10 28.07.2021

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

Tax evasion charges brought against infamous businessman Bykov

Investigators for the Krasnoyarsk Region and Khakassia have charged businessman Anatoly Bykov with tax evasion on a large scale.

17:44 26.07.2021

Prosecuted ex-journalist Safronov questioned in his defense lawyer’s case

Investigators have questioned former journalist Ivan Safronov, who stands charged with treason, as a witness in a criminal case against his attorney Ivan Pavlov.

15:09 26.07.2021

Infamous businessman Bykov indicted on murder-for-hire charges

Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov has been indicted on murder-for-hire charges.

16:47 22.07.2021

Court approves seizure of $670K in assets of businessman charged in murder-for-hire case

A court in the city of Krasnoyarsk approved a request to seize assets of businessman Anatoly Bykov worth over 50 million rubles ($670,000) as part of an investigation into a case of incitement to murder for hire, according to the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee.

11:05 14.07.2021

Convicted of bribery ex-governor Belykh becomes defendant in new case

The investigating authorities have opened a criminal case over abuse of power against ex-governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh.

13:03 06.07.2021

Putin extends Investigative Committee powers in cases involving minors

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on Thursday enacted a bill vesting Russia’s Investigative Committee with extended powers to investigate cases of crimes of medium and lesser severity committed against minors into law.

14:59 01.07.2021

Probe into hitting child by electric scooter in St. Petersburg completed

Investigation into a case against a man who had hit a minor by electric scooter in St. Petersburg was completed.

12:03 28.06.2021

Former judge gets 7 years in jail for graft in Samara Region

Ex-judge of the Volzhsky District Court of the Samara Region Mikhail Burtsev has been sentenced to 7 years in high-security penal colony for taking a bribe.

17:39 25.06.2021

Federation Council approves new Investigative Committee powers in cases involving minors

The Federation Council has approved a bill vesting Russia’s Investigative Committee with extended powers to investigate cases of crimes of medium and lesser severity committed against minors.

15:01 24.06.2021

An-2 plane pilot sentenced to 4 years for 2019 hard landing

A court has sentenced a pilot of the Antonov An-2 plane which hard landed in Russia’s Yakutia in the summer of 2019 to 4 years in penal colony settlement.

12:05 22.06.2021

Alleged organizer of group of death put in detention

A court has ordered detention of a resident of the Stavropol Region charged with organizing so-called online groups of death and death of two teenagers.

12:16 21.06.2021

Three organized criminal group members sentenced to life imprisonment in Russia

A court in Russia has sentenced three members of an interregional criminal group that committed murders and robberies to life terms.

11:37 17.06.2021

Ex-head of Togliattikhimbank Popov sentenced to 7.5 years of imprisonment

Former Chairman of the Board of Togliattikhimbank Alexander Popov has been sentenced to 7.5 years in a maximum security colony and a fine of 500 million rubles ($7 million).

10:42 15.06.2021

Russian Investigative Committee urges development of regulations on electric scooters

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation calls on the Transport and Interior Ministries to accelerate the development of measures aimed at regulating the use of electric scooters.

17:42 09.06.2021

Investigation opened into deadly fire in Russia's Ryazan hospital

A probe was launched on Wednesday after the fire situation in the hospital of N.A. Semashko in Russia’s town of Ryazan that resulted in the death of three persons.

10:59 09.06.2021

Charges brought against former director of undesirable NGO

Investigators have brought charges against Andrey Pivovarov, a former director of Otkrytaya Rossia (OR), an organization registered in Great Britain and recognized in Russia as undesirable.

17:27 08.06.2021

Two Russian men charged with rehabilitation of Nazism

Investigators brought charges against two men, who had allegedly published images of Nazi criminals on the Immortal Regiment website.

14:26 02.06.2021

Ex-director of undesirable NGO comes under investigation in Russia

A probe has been initiated in the Krasnodar Region into Andrey Pivovarov, a former director of Otkrytaya Rossia (OR), an organization registered in Great Britain and recognized in Russia as undesirable.

14:48 01.06.2021