For the second time, the Investigative Committee refused to open a criminal case against Mediazona journalist Alla Konstantinova and prisoner Ruben Poghosyan because of an article about torture in IK-9 Petrozavodsk. Mediazona writes about this with reference to the decision to refuse to initiate proceedings. Ivan Savelyev, the former head of IK-9, demanded that Konstantinova and Pogosyan be brought to criminal responsibility. He accused them of slander.

Businessman Mikhail Gutseriev said that Forbes magazine representatives apologized to him for an article about the trillion-dollar debt of his family's companies. BBC Russian Service writes about this. “I didn’t quarrel with them. They wrote a lie and then apologized. What to negotiate with them? They wrote, I answered them. They came to negotiate, to ask for forgiveness, ”Gutseriev said.

The structures of Sberbank and AFK Sistema became co-owners of the management company (MC) Gzhel, which owns the Gzhel porcelain factory. According to Interfax with reference to the press services of Sberbank and AFK Sistema, both companies bought 37.5% of the shares of Gzhel Management Company. Another 25% belongs to Alexander Kocherov, a businessman and co-founder of the Ekonika shoe company.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law banning the import of electricity from Russia under bilateral agreements. The law states that the government of Ukraine may temporarily lift the ban "in order to avoid an emergency situation in the united energy system of Ukraine." The purpose of the document is to ensure proper control over electricity prices in the face of insufficient competition in this market. President of Ukraine Ukraine stopped buying Russian electricity in 2015.

Sberbank has transferred its "golden share" to Yandex. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press services of Sberbank and Yandex. Yandex received the "golden share" on December 23. After the registration of the Public Interest Foundation, the "golden share" will be transferred to it. Sberbank bought Yandex's "golden share" for a symbolic price of one euro in 2009, before the company's IPO in the United States.

The head of VTB, Andrey Kostin, commented for the first time on FBK investigations that TV presenter Nailya Asker-Zade and the wife of Russian Prime Minister Svetlana Medvedeva use private jets that used to belong to VTB structures. “I will see what actions to take [due to the release of the investigations]. I'll probably take some action. I'll think again. You see, this is his [Navalny's] job - to throw dirt and make his capital on this. Why should I help him?

The Basmanny Court of Moscow sentenced three hackers who made money by fraudulently refunding train and airline tickets to 10 to 13 years in prison, TASS reports. Maksim Matyushev was sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security penal colony, Andrei Zhdanov to 12.5 years in a maximum security penal colony, and Kirill Kulabukhov to 10 years in a general security penal colony. All three were accused of fraud and organizing a criminal community. They pleaded not guilty.

Businessman Mikhail Gutseriev denied information about the criminal case and summons for interrogation, RBC reports. “There is no [criminal] prosecution of who invented this. Nobody called me anywhere. Leave me alone, constellation of idiots, they write on the Internet whatever you want, whatever you want, what they just don’t write on the Internet, ”Gutseriev told the correspondent of the publication.

The Russian government plans to buy out the Central Bank's stake in Sberbank in the first half of 2020, Reuters reports, citing two sources. The Ministry of Finance will act on behalf of the government. The deal is planned to be financed using funds from the National Welfare Fund, which will ultimately return to the budget. "Sberbank shares are listed on the Central Bank's balance sheet at a price significantly lower than the market price.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin fired Artem Kostyrko, deputy head of the information technology department. The corresponding order is published on the website of the Moscow mayor's office. Kostyrko led the working group on electronic voting in the elections of deputies of the Moscow City Duma in September 2019, Interfax clarifies. Updated.

The ice town in Tyumen was built from ice, into which the fish froze, the local publication 72.ru reports. Photos with dead fish were published in the public Emergencies Tyumen in VKontakte. Community "Emergencies Tyumen" in VKontakte The head of the improvement service of the Central District of Tyumen Kamil Kalimullin explained 72.ru that the ice for the town "is formed in natural conditions." When it was cut for sculptures, there were no dead fish. They were found only after grinding ice.

The Russian representative office of the German automaker BMW will recall 19,087 vehicles in Russia. It is reported by Rosstandart. The cause was a problem with the child seat attachment system. The recall is subject to BMW X6 (F16 series) and BMW X6M (F86 series) cars sold in Russia since September 2017. The manufacturer will inform the owners of machines that are subject to the recall through letters or phone calls. Owners will be asked to come to the nearest dealership for a free repair.

The beauty blogger Andrei Petrov became the first Russian gay-rapper-he recorded the clip “PIDOR” and immediately scored a million views. We talked with him Andrei Petrov / YouTube On December 19, video blogger Andrei Petrov released a clip for a debut track recorded under a typical crackling hip-hop-bit. The frame contains Rolls-Royce, surrounded by silent people in tracksuits; Moscow District North Chertanovo; The number of a fashionable hotel.

The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed to check reports that in the Krasnoyarsk Territory a businessman put up for sale a village where people live. about the sale of the village with people The NTV channel told . As reported, an announcement was published on one of the sites with the text: “The village of Vasilievka is for sale in good hands, almost for nothing! A small bargain is appropriate, I do not consider an exchange!

One of the founders of Runet, Aleksey Soldatov, became a defendant in a criminal case and was placed under house arrest. A source in the IT market and a source close to Soldatov told Meduza about this.