Ex-Deputy and businessman Leonid Maevsky was arrested on charges of extortion The Tver court of Moscow sent under arrest of the former Deputy of the state Duma and businessman Leonid Maevsky, accused of extortion of $37.5 million, reported the correspondent of “Interfax” from the courtroom. Upstairs The prosecution Majewski filed under paragraph “b” of part 3 of article 163 of the Criminal code (extortion committed in order to obtain property in especially large size). He faces up to 15 years in prison. According to investigators, the former Deputy acting in collusion with unidentified persons from 31 October to 8 November 2018 in Moscow demanded from the victims at least $37.5 million, threatening in case of refusal to distribute defamatory information. The case was filed on November 14, the day he was arrested and charged with a crime, the judge read out the case materials. The meeting was held behind closed
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UGC reported an unprecedented theft of grain from state Fund
UGC reported an unprecedented theft of grain from state Fund United grain company (UGC) has identified “the fact of an unprecedented theft of grain” from the Federal intervention Fund. Upstairs With Orel grain base No. 36, a member of the UGC, was kidnapped 19 035 tonnes of grain cost increase to 202.3 per million roubles, is spoken in the message of the company. Recently, the staff of the UGC in collaboration with the FSB, interior Ministry, Prosecutor General’s office and representatives of Rosselkhozbank increased control and were more likely to conduct scheduled and unscheduled inspections aimed “at ensuring food security” of Russia, the company said. During one of these inspections, 15 November and were detected stealing grain “in an unprecedented volume,” said UGC. The theft of the investigators of the Oryol Department of the interior opened a criminal case under paragraph “b” of part 4 St. 158 criminal code (theft
Putin visited St. Petersburg pharmacy
Putin visited St. Petersburg pharmacy St. PETERSBURG, 16 Oct — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who held a meeting on the problems of drug supply, drove to the pharmacy in Pushkin. The head of state explained that he wanted to make sure you have the required set of drugs at affordable prices in the free market. Upstairs Putin was accompanied by Minister of health Veronika Skvortsova and the acting Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov went to the pharmacy on Railway street. “We went to the meeting, I offered to stay,” explained the President the duty pharmacist, who at that time served the customer. The head of state asked to invite the head of the pharmacy to find out whether there is available medicines of the first necessity. Head of Olga Novikova said that there is continuous monitoring of availability of medicines from the list vital and necessary medicines,
Putin urged to restore order in the system of preferential provision of medicines Russians
Putin urged to restore order in the system of preferential provision of medicines Russians The President noted that “in General, the provision of medicines in our country annually spends more than 380 billion rubles of budgetary funds”. Upstairs ST. PETERSBURG, November 16. /TASS/. The existing in Russia system of preferential provision of medicines unproductive and does not take into account the needs of a particular person, you need to restore order with the register of preferential categories of citizens, and with a list of drugs for them, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. “It turns out that the existing system of preferential provision of medicines unproductive, unfortunately, does not take into account the needs of the individual. Obviously, it necessary to restore order with the register of preferential categories of citizens, and with a list of drugs for them,” Putin said at a meeting on the topic of improving the effectiveness
Abe reiterated the commitment of the 1956 Declaration in question Smoked
Abe reiterated the commitment of the 1956 Declaration in question Smoked Moscow. 16 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — the Government of Japan regarding the territorial dispute with Russia hold the same position, based on the Soviet-Japanese Declaration of 1956, said at a press conference in Darwin, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. Upstairs “Between 1956 Declaration and between the political course of our country there are no contradictions”, — quotes the Japanese newspaper “nikkey”. “We consistently uphold the position: to solve the problem of the Northern territories (so in Japan called the Russian island of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Habomai — if), and then to conclude a peace Treaty (with Russia — Interfax),” — said the Prime Minister. NewsShinzo Abe vowed to conclude a peace Treaty with Russia Earlier, after meeting with Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Japanese side “would be ready to return to the discussion of