Federation Council approves new Investigative Committee powers in cases involving minorsThe 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 landingA 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 detentionA 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 RussiaA 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 imprisonmentFormer 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 scootersThe 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 hospitalA 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 NGOInvestigators 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 NazismInvestigators 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 RussiaA 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
Two men suspected of publication of Nazi photo on Immortal Regiment site plead guiltyTwo suspects in a case over publishing photos of Nazi criminals on the Immortal Regiment website acknowledged themselves in the wrong.10:25 01.06.2021
New cases opened over publication of Nazi photo on Immortal Regiment siteInvestigators opened new criminal cases against two Russian nationals and two citizens of Ukraine, who had attempted to publish photos of Nazi criminals on the Immortal Regiment website.13:59 31.05.2021
Russia’s Investigative Committee conducts probe at WWII mass grave site in BryanskOfficers the Russian Investigative Committee in cooperation with experts with the civil society movement engaged in search for the soldiers and civilians perished in the Great Patriotic War are working on extraction and identification of the remains of those killed at the location of the Dulag-142 concentration camp in the city of Bryansk as part of a criminal case on the genocide of the peoples of the USSR.12:16 31.05.2021
Voronezh court fines user over publishing Hitler photo on Immortal Regiment siteThe Voronezh Regional Court has imposed a fine on local resident Alexander Khoroshiltsev, who posted a photo of Adolf Hitler on the Immortal Regiment website.14:05 27.05.2021
Terrorist recruiter gets 13 years in Russian penal colonyA court in Irkutsk has sentenced a national of Tajikistan guilty of recruiting new members to the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia to 13 years in high-security penal colony.13:23 26.05.2021
Man accused of $150K agricultural equipment leasing fraud goes on trialKeldimurat Dzhumashev born in the Stavropolsky Krai born in 1983 will stand trial in an 11 million-ruble ($150,000) agricultural equipment leasing fraud case.16:27 25.05.2021
Investigation into Prime Finance bank embezzlement case completedInvestigators have completed the embezzlement probe into Prime Finance bank president Mikhail Tabunov and bank teller Maya Alekseyeva.13:58 17.05.2021
Ex-deputy chair of government of Russia’s Mordovia arrested on corruption allegationsLaw enforcement on Friday arrested former vice-governor of Russia’s Republic of Mordovia Alexey Merkushin on suspicion of giving bribes.11:03 14.05.2021
Extradited from Spain defendant in fraud case pleads guiltyThe defendant in a 7.5 million-ruble ($100,000) fraud case Russian national Alexey German, extradited to Russia from Spain, has pleaded guilty.12:07 13.05.2021
Alleged Kazan school shooter to undergo mental examinationIlnaz Galyaviyev, who is suspected of fatal shooting in a Kazan school building and mass murder, will undergo mental examination.16:06 12.05.2021