Archive for 'Russia'

In presidential Election Day Russian criminals have cut their activity

5 March 2008

In presidential Election Day in Russia the number of crimes has reduced one third. It was informed by local press, referring to the first Deputy Ministrer of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Chekalin.
Chekalin considers, that reduction of crime rate for the period of elections in comparison with the usual period can be […]

In Russia extremist crime rate has sharply increased

23 January 2008

Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has published the statistics on number of the crimes committed in 2007. The data have been made public by the first Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Alexander Chekalin within the framework of the scientific conference on problems of national safety.
Tchekalin, in particular, has informed about 3 million 572 thousand crimes […]

Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs will toughen punishment for purchase of children’s porno: 247 sites are closed for half a year

8 October 2007

Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs suggests to toughen punishment for purchase and storage of pornography with the participation of minors.
As has declared to journalists Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Nikolay Ovchinnikov, speaking at the round table in Runet, the ministry has prepared proposals on alteration of the legislation including toughening of sanctions for illegal […]

In Saint Petersburg the Swedish consul and Denmark citizen are robbed

19 September 2007

In Saint Petersburg the past week ends at once two foreigners became victims of unknown criminals. The Swedish consul has lost a mobile phone and a large sum of money, the tourist from Denmark was mugged on the Nevskij avenue.
According to the “Interfax”, the consul of Sweden on Saturday, being at his apartment in […]

The Times: Litvinenko is killed by FSB’s order

25 July 2007

Alexander Litvinenko’s murder was “undoubtedly, the act of the state terrorism from Moscow”.
The high-ranking British official has told The Sunday Times that “this point of view is shared in the British government at the highest level”.
According to the source, he has access to the last evidences collected by police and intelligence services, and his words […]

Russia took pity on the British diplomats

19 July 2007

The British embassy in Moscow would lose 80 diplomats if Moscow resorted to the same actions, as did London, which has declared exile of four employees of the Russian Mission in connection with Alexander Litvinenko’s case, declared Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko.
Moscow’s reaction to the actions of the British […]

Great Britain expels four Russian diplomats from the country

18 July 2007

Four Russian diplomats will be expelled from Great Britain in reply to Russia’s refusal to extradite businessman Andrey Lugovoy accused by the British in participation of murder of FSB ex-officer Alexander Litvinenko, has declared David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Besides, it is decided to toughen a visa procedure with Russia, informed […]