416,045 is the number of wiretapping permits issued by Russian courts in 2013
During 2013, law enforcement agencies petitioned the court 420,242 times to “restrict the constitutional rights of citizens to the secrecy of correspondence, telephone conversations, postal, telegraph and other messages transmitted over electrical and postal communication networks.” 99% of these wiretapping requests were granted (416,045 in total). Among those who were wiretapped during operational search activities in 2013 were 136 minors.