In the Moscow Internal Affairs Directorate on Railway Transport, an unprecedented scandal is brewing. Over the past day, 10 secret cases have disappeared in the development of the department for combating economic crimes. Most likely, the materials were simply sold to the defendants themselves. In connection with a shameful incident, the highest ranks of the police leadership have already paid for their seats in the capital's law enforcement agencies, Life.ru reports.

In the Moscow Garrison Military Court, the trial in the case of a judge who planted Colonel Yuri Budanov continues for the murder of a Chechen girl. Vladimir Bukreev is suspected of fraud . On Thursday, the former first deputy chairman of the North Caucasus District Military Court Vladimir Bukreev made the last word, Kommersant reports. Bukreev is prosecuted on charges of fraud.

Russian citizen Irina Belenkaya will be extradited from Hungary to France on May 27, where she will appear before the court on charges of kidnapping her own child. This was reported to reporters on Friday Hungarian lawyer Russian woman Robert Fridman. According to him, on May 27, Belenkaya "under guard will be delivered to the airport by representatives of the migration service," Interfax reports.

In the second home match of the Pittsburgh NHL playoff final, the Pittsburgh NHL, yielding to the meeting, defeated Karolina with a score of 7: 4, and the Russian striker of Penguins Evgeny Malkin designed a hat-trick. For the first time in his career, Malkin abandoned three goals in the match of the Stanley Cup.

South Korean Auto Company Ssangyong plans to establish the production of its C200 crossover in Tatarstan by 2010. According to the press service of Sollers, the automaker came to this decision after discussing the prospects for cooperation with the Russian partner for the coming period. "The production of C200 in Russia starts as soon as possible - after setting a new model on the conveyor in Korea, planned for the first quarter of 2010," the press release notes.

Moldavian pensioner Alexei Zubal expressed a desire to run for the presidency of the republic during the elections scheduled for May 28 . This was reported by Interfax with reference to a member of the special parliamentary commission for the presidential election, deputy from the Party of Communists Yuri Muntean. The non -partisan pensioner turned to the commission on Friday and announced his readiness to run.

In Russia, in April 2009, 3.3 million square meters of housing were built, which is 10.9% more than in April 2008, Interfax reports with reference to Rosstat . The growth rate of housing construction in April became maximum since the beginning of the year - in January the fall was recorded by 4.0%, in February - an increase of 7.4%, in March - an increase of 4.2%. In general, 13.7 million square meters of housing were built in January-April, which is 4.3% more than in the same period of 2008.

Ex-President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev agrees that the now deceased John Paul II should be canonized. “I think that yes. I was an amazing person. This is a humanist, I am ready to give him the number one,” Gorbachev said on the eve, answering the appropriate question of journalists, the Interfax -religion portal reports.

The next, 23rd Summit of Russia-European Union opened on Friday in Khabarovsk. The Russian delegation is headed by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, the EU delegation is the President of the Chairman of the Czech Republic of the Czech Republic of the Czech Republic, as well as the chairman of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barrosa and the EU Supreme EU on foreign policy and security, Javier Solan. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met on the street of the EU leaders.

The first lawsuit from the victim as a result of the massacre arranged by the head of the Tsaritsyno Department of Internal Affairs Denis Evsyukov in a store in the south of Moscow will be filed with the Moscow court on Monday, May 25.

Former US President George Bush Jr. was offered to participate in a charitable campaign and test the “simulation of drowning” used during the interrogations, and every second that the ex-president can withstand the “philanthropist” of $ 100. In addition to George Bush, letters with such proposals were also sent by the legislator of the American state Rhinod Island by the driver of the former vice-president of the United States, Dick Cheney and ex-minister Condoliza Rice.

Chinese police arrested the owner of a brick factory, as well as 9 of his minions, guilty of operation of several dozen mentally ill people. They were beaten and forced to work as slaves. In total, the police managed to free 32 people who were kept in a brick factory and worked for free, BBC television and radio company reports with reference to the Xinhua agency. All victims were from 25 to 45 years old.

The State Duma excluded from the agenda of the meeting on Friday the question of the so -called "transaction with justice." This was done at the proposal of the first deputy chairman of the Committee on Criminal, Civil, Arbitration and Procedure Legislation of Vladimir Gruzdev.

Last Thursday, an unknown computer virus struck several US FBI networks at once and a number of other American law enforcement agencies. In connection with the disconnection of networks, many employees of government agencies were left without e -mail, corporate data management systems and databases.

The first case of pork flu was recorded in Moscow. This was the first to report the Interfax agency with reference to a senior source in the Department of Health of the capital. Then this information was confirmed in Rospotrebnadzor, and at the Research Institute of Virology of the RAMS, and in the Ministry of Health and Social Development. The 28-year-old man entered the Moscow clinic with a diagnosis of SARS on Thursday, May 21.