An engineer in the machine room of the Data Center of Mining Farm in Bratsk. Photo: Alexander Ryumin / TASS On January 20, the Central Bank made an unexpectedly sharp statement on cryptocurrencies, proposing to completely ban operations with them for Russian citizens and organizations.

In Nizhny Novgorod, unknown men came to the home of the parents of former Committee Against Torture lawyer Abubakar Yangulbaev: they demanded to go to Chechnya for interrogation and took the human rights activist’s mother with them. this . reported Representatives of a human rights organization Men in civilian clothes arrived in a tinted Mercedes jeep with Chechen license plates.

In Moscow, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case over a photo shoot of a girl in underwear against the backdrop of a mosque. This was reported by the local department of the department. The reason for the case under Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code was a video with a photo shoot in front of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque on Mira Avenue.

The Ministry of Justice introduced Republic into the register of the media-“foreign agents” due to the paid subscriptions from the USA and Kazakhstan issued for publication. This was reported by the editor -in -chief of Republic Dmitry Korzev.

The Court of Cassation overturned the preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions for the founder and managing partner of the investment company Baring Vostok , Michael Calvey. this . reports Interfax In August 2021, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow sentenced Calvey to five and a half years probation in the case of embezzlement at Vostochny Bank. Other defendants in the case were given suspended sentences ranging from three and a half to five years.

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow arrested the chief doctor of the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center, Alexander Kravchenko, in the case of taking a bribe (Part 3 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code) and abuse of office (Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code). this TASS reports with reference to the press service of the court.

Photo: Alexey Sukhorukov / RIA Novosti The Central Bank published a 36-page report criticizing cryptocurrency and offered to completely ban it in Russia. The regulator proposed to introduce a complete ban on any financial transactions with cryptocurrency in the Russian market.

Photo: Alexander Borodikhin Dorogomilovsky District Court of Moscow sentenced to a period of 13 to 18 years of a strict regime of defendants in the case of smuggling almost 400 kilograms of cocaine from Argentina. This was reported to the "Mediazone" by the press service of the court. The jury found them guilty of drug smuggling and their sales (part 5 of article 228.1, paragraphs “A”, “B” of part 4 of Article 229.1 of the Criminal Code), but deserving condescension.

A bust of the USSR Prosecutor General Roman Rudenko was installed in Novosibirsk. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office for the Siberian Federal District. “The opening of the monument is of great importance for employees of the prosecutor’s office and the entire Novosibirsk.

The Investigative Committee began an investigation after the publication of information about the falsification of evidence in the case of the creator of the “Police Ombudsman” public page, Vladimir Vorontsov. this TASS reports with reference to department documents. There are 14 episodes in the case of the former policeman: two - about, three - about, one - about and eight - about.

Judge Svetlana Chebotareva of the Seversky City Court of the Tomsk Region sentenced a local resident to seven years in prison in the case of an extremist organization. This was reported by the regional department of the Investigative Committee. The department does not name the convicted person, but it is likely 50-year-old Yevgeny Korotun, for whom the prosecutor's office requested the same sentence.

In Magadan and Tyumen, all schools were evacuated after reports of mining. This was reported by RIA Novosti and TASS with links to regional governments. “Students and staff [of schools, lyceums and colleges] have been evacuated. All classes will be held remotely, with special services working on the ground,” the press service of the government of the Magadan region was told.

The FSB convinced the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, to support a complete ban on transactions with cryptocurrencies in Russia. This was reported by Bloomberg with reference to two “informed” sources (translation from RBC and Interfax ).

Photos: David Frenkel / Mediazone With the advent of the New Year, Petersburgers began to complain about crowded containers - on January 1, the city started reform for the export of household waste, but the new operator could not cope with their volumes.

The Fifth Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction overturned the acquittal of Konstantin Neibauer in the case of “occupying a senior position in the criminal hierarchy” (Article 210.1 of the Criminal Code). This follows from the case file on the court website. As writes Kommersant with reference to the prosecutor's office of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the department itself filed an appeal against the jury's decision. The case will be sent to the regional capital for a new trial.