A criminal case of espionage was opened against the convicted French political scientist Laurent Laurent. This became known from the Moscow vessels file cabinet, drew the attention of the Mediazon. 49-year-old vinathe-adviser to the Swiss "Center for the Humanitarian Dialogue"-was detained in the summer of 2024 in the case of the collection of military data without registering a "foreign agent" (part 3 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code).

The 1st Western District Military Court in St. Petersburg sentenced the 28-year-old Kazakhstani Arthur Martynov to 16 years in a maximum security colony, found out the Mediazona. He will spend the first four years of conclusion in prison. Martynov was judged by articles on espionage, sabotage, undergoing training for sabotage, undergoing training to commit terrorist attacks, aiding in terrorism and attempted attempts. His case was examined in a month in closed mode.

The Supreme Court of the self -proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic sentenced a resident of the village of Belokurakino to 17 years in a maximum security colony in the case of the Stateizer (Article 275 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the Telegram channel of the court. In addition, a man was a fine of 100 thousand rubles, the report said in a message.

The UK expanded the sanctions list, introducing three individuals and five companies into the updated register. This was reported on the website of the British government. Four Kyrgyz legal entities got into the updated registry - these are Old Vector, CJSC Tengricoin, Grinex , as well as Capital Bank of Central Asia. Old Vector is a company registered in Bishkek formally engaged in wholesale.

The Verkh-Isetsky Court of Yekaterinburg appointed 45 thousand rubles of a fine to the first deputy executive director of the Yeltsin Center Lyudmila Teen under the article on the “discrediting of the army” for the repost of the phrase “No War!” In February 2022. This was reported by the correspondent of "Mediazone" from the courtroom. The decision on the fine was made by Judge Ekaterina Geiger.

Police detained a resident of the city of Mine, the Rostov Region, suspected of complicity with fraudsters who deceived a resident of Kursk with the help of the “national” MAX messenger. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk. The Ministry of Internal Affairs called the chicken deceit for the first case of “remote embezzlement” using MAX . According to the wolf, it became known about him on August 14.

The Moscow District District Court received a petition for the investigation for the absentee arrest of the journalist and the leading channel "Rain" by Julia Taratuta. She is accused under the article on violation of the requirements for “foreign agents”, drew attention to the “mediazon”. The meeting is scheduled for today, August 20.

Popovich and Ivankovich in the foreground. Photo: Moscow Sretenskaya Theological Academy At the end of February, the FSB reported on the arrest of graduates of the Sretensky Theological Academy in the case of preparation for the terrorist attack and storage of explosives - allegedly, on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services, clergy Nikita Ivankovich and Denis Popovich were preparing the murder of Metropolitan and Crimean Tikhon Shevkunov, who is called the "confessor of Putin".

The Office of the Investigative Committee for the Rostov Region began a pre-investigation verification due to a video in which law enforcement officials beat a man in Rostov-on-Don. This was reported on the website of the department. A few hours later, the department announced the initiation of a criminal case under the article on abuse of powers (286 of the Criminal Code), which also applies to cases of beating and torture.

In the Chelyabinsk region, the former deputy governor Alexander Ufimtsev was detained, who since 2018 has been on an international wanted list in the fraud case (part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the Investigative Committee. Seven years ago, Ufimtsev became one of the three defendants in the criminal case on the illegal construction of cottages in areas near Lake Uvilda, allocated for a children's camp, the department said.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia has prepared a bill establishing for “foreign agents” the rate of income tax (personal income tax) in the amount of 30%, the document was supported by the government of the government on billing activities. This was reported by Vedomosti with reference to sources close to the commission and the government. Now in Russia, at a rate of 30%, tax non -residents revenues are taxed. Tax residents pay personal income tax on a progressive scale - from 13% to 22%.

The Center for Public Relations of the FSB announced the suppression of the “sabotage and intelligence group” in the Bryansk region-according to the power of security forces, six saboteurs on the instructions of the special services of Ukraine planned terrorist attacks at transport infrastructure facilities in Russia. According to the press release of the FSB, three members of the group were killed, three more were detained.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs added to the search base the Russian soldier Christina Danilova. Attention to this was drawn by the Mediazon. The search basis indicates that Danilov is wanted by a criminal article, but according to which one, it is unknown. At the end of July, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also put on the wanted list Evgeny Yarenkevich - the widow of Dmitry Lysakovsky with the call sign Goodwin, who also served in the Russian army.

The Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit in the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala with a request to recognize the “extremist association” of the former State Duma deputy from United Russia Magomed Gadzhiev and his family members, as well as to turn their assets to the state’s income. This was reported by RBC with reference to sources, the details of the claim also cite Kommersant and Vedomosti .

As a result of the massive attack of Russian drones on the city of Akhtyrka in the Sumy region, 12 people received a wounded, the police said in the police. The department indicated that during the attack, an apartment building, 13 private houses, a garage and an economic building were damaged. Among the injured are two children. Another person was injured in the attack of drones in the Odessa region, the State Service of Ukraine for Emergencies said .