64 percent of criminal cases in 2014 were considered in a special order
Supreme Court of Russia. Photo: vsrf.ru In 2014, 64 percent of all criminal cases were considered by the Russian courts of general jurisdiction in a special order, that is, without interrogations of witnesses and researching evidence. This is evidenced by statistics published by the judicial department at the Supreme Court. In total, the courts made decisions in 924,893 cases over the past year. Of these, 595,350 were considered in a special order.