On June 26, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the verdict of not guilty in the case of the attempt on the life of St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko. The court rejected the protest of the prosecutor's office, which asked to cancel the acquittal and send the case for a new trial. Recall that Timur Saidgareev, Ravil Muratov and Vladislav Baranov were charged with creating an Islamic terrorist organization to prepare an assassination attempt.

Participants in the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church called for the presence of priests in the army to be legislated. "It was considered necessary to put on a regular basis pastoral service in the army and in the law enforcement system and to fix this in legislation and state administrative practice," the Council's ruling says.

The final document of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church speaks of the need for state funding for the teaching of subjects that meet the state standard in Orthodox general educational institutions.

At the end of June 2008, in Omsk, a criminal investigation was completed under Part 4 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (deliberate infliction of grievous bodily harm committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy based on hatred or enmity against any social group, resulting in negligence death of the victim), initiated against two teenagers suspected of beating a homeless man.

On the night of June 27, 2008, in the south of Moscow, a group of aggressive football fans tried to block traffic on Academician Yangel Street. Fans burned flares and chanted "Russia!", "Well done!", as well as calls for violent actions against people from the Caucasus. Sources Fans tried to block traffic in the south of Moscow // RIA Novosti.Ru. 2008. June 27. The fans are already rowdy // Moskovsky Komsomolets.Ru. 2008. June 27.

On June 25, a picket was held in front of the General Prosecutor's Office in Moscow in defense of the Tatar-Turkish lyceums . Earlier, the organizers of the protest action were denied permission to hold a picket near the Government House. Participants of the action and activists of the movement "Vatan" appealed to Dmitry Medvedev and the public with a request to support the lyceums.

The Bishops' Council declared the need for "the speedy and fair return of church property, primarily churches and shrines, as well as those buildings and land plots that are required for the revival of the charitable, social, educational, educational, scientific, cultural activities of the Russian Orthodox Church." The participants of the council urged the authorities to adopt a relevant law, "in the wording agreed with the leadership of the largest religious communities." Sources Determination

On June 27, the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to defrock Bishop Diomede (Dzyuban) of Anadyr and Chukotka. The majority of the Council participants voted for “defrocking” for disobedience to the clergy (three abstained). If the bishop does not repent before the next meeting of the Holy Synod, the decision will come into force. Let us remember that Bishop Diomede has repeatedly criticized the hierarchy.

On June 26, the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church adopted the Regulations on the Church Court. Metropolitan of Yekaterinodar and Kuban Isidor (Kirichenko) was elected chairman of the church court. The regulation provides for the creation of diocesan courts, higher ecclesiastical courts of ROCOR and self-governing churches, and a general church court.