Alexander Bastrykin

Bastrykin: Crocus City Hall attack death toll nears 140

Bastrykin: Crocus City Hall attack death toll nears 140

The death toll from the Crocus City Hall terror attack rose to 139, including three children, head of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin said. “Initial results of the investigation indicate …

Alexander Bastrykin arrives in Baku

Alexander Bastrykin arrives in Baku

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia paid a visit to Baku. In the capital of Azerbaijan, Alexander Bastrykin met with the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev.

UK announces sanctions against 25 Russians over Magnitsky case

UK announces sanctions against 25 Russians over Magnitsky case

The United Kingdom introduced personal sanctions against 25 Russian citizens which London considers involved in violation of human rights, according to UK government information website. The list of sanctioned people includes …

 Lithuania bars Kadyrov under Magnitsky law

Lithuania bars Kadyrov under Magnitsky law

Lithuania has issued its first blacklist of 49 Russians banned for allegedly violating human rights or engaging in corruption and money laundering under its new Magnitsky law. The blacklist was published by Lithuania's Interior …

Alexander Bastrykin: Crime level in Russia dropped by 14%

Alexander Bastrykin: Crime level in Russia dropped by 14%

Crime level in Russia has decreased by 14%, Chairman of the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, said. "Overall, we note a drop in the number of crimes (by 14%) in Russia," …

St. Petersburg terrorist's ties to ISIS to be verified

St. Petersburg terrorist's ties to ISIS to be verified

Russian Investigative Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin has ordered to establish in detail all the circumstances of the incident and to verify all data on the identity of Akbarzhon Jalilov, the suspected …

US blacklisted Russia's top investigator Bastrykin

US blacklisted Russia's top investigator Bastrykin

US blacklisted Russia's top investigator Alexander Bastrykin and four other Russian officials for human rights abuses. The sanctions, announced by the US Treasury Department, are tied to the 2012 US Magnitsky Act, US …

 Moscow and Karelia mourn victims of Syamozero tragedy

Moscow and Karelia mourn victims of Syamozero tragedy

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has declared June 20 a day of mourning in the capital in connection with the death of Moscow children in Karelia. "In connection with the tragedy in Karelia June 20 will be declared a day of mourning in Moscow," he wrote on his Twitter page yesterday. June 20 has been declared a day of mourning in Karelia as well. According to preliminary investigation data, on 18 June, the children in Park-Hotel Syamozero summer camp were out in rafts on a lake despite a storm warning in the Pryazha region. There were 47 children between the ages of 12 and 15 from Moscow and St. Petersburg accompanied by four adult instructors on board. The boats overturned and sank due to the storm. As a result, 14 children died, all the adults survived.

Kiev introduces anti-Russian "list of Savchenko"

Kiev introduces anti-Russian "list of Savchenko"

President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine has introduced a "list Savchenko" into effect, which imposes sanctions in respect of 84 Russian citizen. According to Kiev, Alexander Kolchenko and Oleg …

Bastrykin supports restoring death penalty

Bastrykin supports restoring death penalty

The chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, said in Izhevsk at a commemorative event devoted to the death of a 13-year-old boy, that he supports introducing the death penalty, stressing that ...