That special deal
With the Federal Law #141-FZ 'On changes to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation' the plea bargain, an agreement between the...
View ArticleOrganised for crime
Some decline in crime rates during the fat years was illusory. The cause of crime is the organisation of Russian society: its structure and response to crime. Gloomy perspectives.
View ArticleNew law makes first shots
For the first time an official agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant has been concluded. Sergey Katorgin, a onetime security officer of Euroset, the largest Russian mobile phones retailer,...
View ArticleA la guerre comme а la guerre
Long sentence would be possible not only for certain, identifiable, crimes but for connection to the netherworld. Thus, the state has acknowledged the existence of the criminal community and declared...
View ArticleDesperate mothers go to Strasbourg
The mothers of two Russian teenage girls who they say were raped and murdered by men connected to authorities have lodged last week appeals with Europe's human rights court. Another twelve similar...
View ArticleThe question not to ask
There is an old joke about a drunk who lost his wallet. A policeman finds a guy scrabbling under a lamp-post and asks him what he is doing. “Looking for my wallet,” he replies. “Is this where you...
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