FSB officers conducted searches in the government of the Khabarovsk Territory as part of a criminal investigation into abuse of power and fraud, Kommersant reports, citing sources. The defendants in the case, according to the publication, are the former deputy chairman of the government of the Khabarovsk Territory Vasily Shikhalev and businessman Alexander Pudovkin.

In Moscow, the creator of NTV Igor Malashenko was buried Vladimir Gerdo / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Farewell to Igor Malashenko in Moscow, March 18, 2019 In Moscow, on March 18, Igor Malashenko, political scientist and political strategist, one of the founders of the NTV television company and one of the creators of the post -Soviet Russian television, were buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery. He committed suicide in his house in Spain on February 25.

The Foreign Service of the European Union has criticized the verdict of the head of the Chechen "Memorial" Oyub Titiev. The official statement expresses confidence that Titiev's sentence is directly related to his human rights work and that his right to a fair trial was not respected. The European Union also recalled that Titiev's predecessor as head of the Chechen "Memorial" Natalya Estemirova was killed in 2009, and so far no one has been held accountable for this crime.

CEO of Warner Bros. Kevin Tsujihara, 54, resigned after allegations of inappropriate sexual relations. In an official statement from Warner Bros. commends the manager for 25 years of service and emphasizes that Tsujihara "recognizes that his behavior may prevent the company from moving forward." In early March, the Hollywood Reporter reported that Tsujihara had a sexual relationship with 21-year-old actress Charlotte Kirk in 2013.

Utrecht police arrested 37-year-old Turkish native Gekman Tanis, who allegedly opened fire on the passengers of the city tram. The detention took place in one of the houses of the city with the participation of fighters of the anti-terrorist unit. The perpetrator's motives are still unclear. The city prosecutor suggested that these could be "personal reasons"; According to the Turkish Anadolu agency, Tanis shot at his relative on the tram and then at people who tried to help her.

High concentrations of cadmium and antimony were found in the blood of 34-year-old model Iman Fadil, who died on March 1, Milan prosecutor Francesco Greco said. According to Greco, the concentration of cadmium exceeded the norm by seven times, and antimony by three times. In addition, preliminary tests showed the presence of radioactive elements in Fadil's body. Fadil was one of the main witnesses for the prosecution against former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the Rubi affair .

The 2019 World Figure Skating Championships begin today in Saitama, Japan, and will continue until March 24. While Russian and Soviet athletes have a long tradition of dominance in the sport, the current field of skaters in the ladies’ singles event is particularly strong. Their success stems in some part from the efforts of a single team of coaches: Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov, and Daniil Gleikhengauz have brought a large group of young powerhouses to the world stage.

Chechnya’s Shalinsky District Court has convicted human rights activist Oyub Titiev of illegal drug possession, sentencing him to four years in a penal colony settlement. Titiev, who heads the Chechen branch of the human rights organization Memorial, was arrested in January 2018. Police say they found 200 grams of marijuana in his car, but Titiev maintains that the drugs were planted in his vehicle.

The Shali City Court of Chechnya found the head of the Chechen branch of Memorial, Oyub Titiev, guilty in a drug possession case . Titiev was sentenced to four years in a penal colony, according to the Memorial Telegram channel. Judge Madina Zainetdinova read out the verdict over the course of approximately nine hours. The lawyer for the head of the Chechen Memorial, Pyotr Zaikin, promised to appeal the verdict. Human rights activists consider Oyub Titiev's case to be political.

British writer J. K. Rowling said that the director of Hogwarts Albus Dumbledore and the villain Gellert Grindelwald were in a romantic relationship. She also admitted that they could have had sex. In response, fans began to come up with other Harry Potter facts that no one expected. On March 12, Fantastic Beasts 2, the prequel to Harry Potter, was released on DVD and Blu-ray. The publication included additional materials about the creation of the picture.

The head of "Agora" Pavel Chikov - about how in Russia they will now judge for words Evgeny Kurskov / TASS Action for the abolition of the 282nd article of the Criminal Code. Novosibirsk, March 15, 2015 On March 18, Vladimir Putin signed laws on the ban on the publication of fake news and posts that show disrespect for power. For violators, administrative fines are provided.

The Solntsevsky District Court of Moscow released from the pre-trial detention center the American Geilen Grandstaff, accused of smuggling psychotropic substances. Georgy Yengibarov, press secretary of the court, informed the Moscow agency about this. According to him, the judge canceled the measure of restraint in the form of detention and returned the Grandstaff criminal case to the prosecutor's office to eliminate violations. Galen Grandstaff is an English teacher based in Moscow.

On Monday, Moscow's Ostankino Court found former Nota Bank executives Dmitry and Vadim Erokhin, as well as fortune teller Nonna Mikhay, guilty of embezzling more than two billion rubles. The court sentenced Dmitry Erokhin to 8.5 years in a general regime penal colony. Vadim Erokhin was sentenced to six years, and Nonna Mihai to 3.5 years of imprisonment, also in a general regime penal colony.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed laws on punishment for fake news and disrespect for the authorities . The documents were published on the official legal information portal. The Presidential Council for Human Rights first asked the Federation Council to reject both laws, and then asked Putin not to sign them but to send them back for revision.