Meeting with Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Bastrykin, just a few days ago, a board meeting was held. How did it go and what were its outcomes?

Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin Bastrykin AlexanderChairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia : Mr President, I would like to begin with a report on the work that the Investigative Committee has performed over the 15 years of its existence. Here is the album, where you will find what we achieved from 2011 to 2025.

Almost 1.5 million cases have been taken to court, damages amounting to almost 1 trillion rubles have been recovered, and damages for tax-related crimes equal to 561 billion [rubles] have been reimbursed, and so on. Over 1.5 million individuals faced criminal charges. This is to say that we accomplished a lot during these 15 years with your support.

We are effectively developing a forensics division and are using new forensics methods.

To be continued.