February 22, 2017 – Page 11

Putin appointed new Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

February 22, 2017 RR Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has appointed the Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and permanent representative of the Russian Federation at the organization of Islamic cooperation Sergei Kozlov. The presidential decrees published on the official website of legal information. Oleg Ozerov is still Russia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and permanent representative to the organization of Islamic cooperation — dismissed by another presidential decree.

Protection booth filed papers in the U.S. Supreme court to overturn the conviction of a Russian citizen

February 22, 2017 RR Politics

Viktor Bout © EPA/NARONG SANGNAK NEW YORK, February 22. /Offset. TASS Ivan sawyers/. Defense of Victor bout sent the documents to the U.S. Supreme court to undo the previously made in the case of Russia the verdict. About this TASS was reported by the attorney of bout, who is serving a prison sentence in the US, Alexey Tarasov. “The case filed in the Supreme court of the United States,” he said. As said Tarasov, the documents were sent by priority mail from Houston (Texas). The Supreme court, which is located in Washington, will get them during the day. The main argument “The main thing in our petition is that the court of appeal and the district court in new York applied the wrong legal criteria to assess the presented facts that the new York public Prosecutor withheld from the defense evidence that was exculpatory, – said the lawyer. In this

Philippine Senator urged to remove Duterte as President

February 22, 2017 RR World

Rodrigo Duterte Philippine Senator Leila de Lima urged the Cabinet to impeach the country’s President Rodrigo Duterte. The reason for demanding the resignation was his campaign against drug trafficking and involvement in “death squads”. About it reports Reuters. The Senator, an ardent opponent of the President, acts for the liberation of the country from “serial killer”. In September last year, she initiated the investigation, accusing the head of state in unlawful killings in Davao city — Duterte was mayor of this city from 1998 to 2016. Later Lima and her colleagues were put forward counter-accusations in facilitating the drug trade. Evidence of the involvement of Duterte to the murders was presented to the former police officer Arturo Lascannon 20 Feb. “I will not back down from this fight and I know I’m not alone. I ask all citizens to call the murderer of the President to justice,” said Askanas. Despite

Protection of Viktor bout appealed the verdict to the Supreme court of the United States

February 22, 2017 RR World

Viktor Bout The protection of Victor bout, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence in an American prison, appealed the verdict to the Russian Supreme court of the United States. It is reported TASS with reference to the lawyer bout Alexey Tarasov. “The case filed in the Supreme court of the United States,” he said, adding that the court will receive the documents during the day. In his petition, the protection of the booth is based on the fact that the new York district attorney in judicial proceedings is withheld from the lawyers, the fact that Briton Andrew Smulian, held as accomplice of the Russians really was a secret agent of the American Management on struggle against drug trafficking. So Booth, according to Tarasov, could not join him in the conspiracy. “In connection with newly disclosed circumstances, a guilty verdict need to cancel… We are also talking about the fact

The number of sympathizers Putin Americans peaked in 2003

February 22, 2017 RR World

Vladimir Putin The positive perception of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the citizens of the United States peaked in 2003, Americans ‘ opinions of Russia practically has not changed. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by Gallup. To the Russian leader, according to sociologists, positive attitude, with 22% of citizens of the United States, which is the highest in 14 years. Thus in 2015, the Commission has approved only 13 percent of Americans. At the same time, 72 percent of respondents still evaluate the President of the Russian Federation negatively. A positive view on Russia is shared by 28 percent of Americans, which is 2 percent less than in 2016. the Opposite view is held by 70 percent of respondents. As noted in Gallup, the largest increase in the number of sympathetic to Putin and Russia is observed among supporters of the Republican party. If in

SK checks circumstances of the death of a woman in a fire in Moscow

February 22, 2017 RR Events

The investigative Committee began checking on the fact of death of women in the fire in the center of Moscow, with reference to the Main investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Moscow, reports “Interfax”. The fire occurred on the evening of 21 February in the apartment house №20 on Frunze embankment. After extinguishing the fire, rescuers found the body of a woman born in 1963. It is noted that the rapid spread of fire contributed to the strong clutter of the room. “On Tuesday evening in the apartment of a residential building on Frunze embankment caught fire. In the course of extinguishing the fire was discovered the body of a woman born in 1963. On this fact the TFR in Moscow conducted preliminary examination”, – said senior assistant Manager GUS RF IC for the capital Julia Ivanova. According to the investigation of signs of

Amnesty International criticized the “Spring package”

February 22, 2017 RR Events

International non-governmental organization Amnesty International presented the annual report on human rights, which criticized the package of anti-terrorist laws in Russia, known as the “Spring package”. About it writes RIA Novosti. Human rights activists called these laws contravene the international obligations of Russia in the field of human rights. In their view, “government often used excessive anti-extremist legislation, thereby violating the right to freedom of expression”. The report notes that about 90% of sentences in cases of extremism, from the data of NGO “OWL”, account for comments and reposts in social networks. “The amendments are contrary to Russia’s international obligations in the field of human rights”, — stated in the report. Recall, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in July 2016, requires operators and Internet companies for up to six months to store data about the content of the conversations and correspondence of the users, including photos, video and sound

The media learned about the secret prison of the SBU

February 22, 2017 RR Events

Torture of innocent people in the dungeons – in the best tradition of CIA secret prisons. The security service of Ukraine was held in secret prisons dozens of people. This is reported by RIA Novosti. According to human rights organization Amnesty International such institutions located in Mariupol, Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, and Izyum in Kharkiv, and possibly in other cities. About the illegal detention of civilians told three independent sources. They gave the defenders a list of 16 people who secretly kept in the SBU Kharkov in 2014 and 2015. People were taken away from the house, and then was tortured for months only because of the suspicion – often false – in sympathy with the enemy. As noted later, they also secretly released, but only three of the victims decided to file a formal statement to law enforcement. Photo: Anton Belitsky / Russian Look / globallookpress

In the state Duma reacted to the blocking of Ukraine’s statement on the death Churkin

February 22, 2017 RR Russia

Alexey Chepa Kiev’s decision to block the official statement of the President of the UN Security Council in connection with the death of Russia’s Ambassador Vitaly Churkin impossible to evaluate in the political arena. This opinion Tuesday, February 21, was expressed by Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Alexei chepa in an interview with “Tape.ru”. “Ukraine’s position is surprising for its cynicism, this is not politics — it is nonsense,” — he stressed. Chepa said that he heard from colleagues a lot of good words about the Russian Ambassador after his death. “I am now at the conference, where we were approached by representatives of different countries and Express their condolences over the sudden passing of the distinguished diplomat”, he added. On blocking Ukraine’s statements on Churkin, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, commenting

Deputies suggested to align the ideas with the colleagues on fraction

February 22, 2017 RR Russia

The working group on improving legislative activities of the state Duma proposes MPs to discuss their initiatives with the parliamentary factions before making them to the. On Tuesday, 21 February, reports TASS with reference to first Vice-speaker of the lower house of Ivan Melnikov. “There are cases when a legislative initiative of deputies of the faction do not meet the programme or campaign platforms, with which the relevant party goes on elections to the state Duma”, — he explained. Melnikov also said that the faction can help parliamentarians legally correct to one initiative or another. In addition, he urged the leadership of the factions to audit all of the bills initiated by them, which have lost their relevance. “The representatives of the factions, the faction leaders themselves say that among the large number of bills, of course, there are those who have lost their social significance and do they need