Alexander Bastrykin
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Alexander Bastykin is the head of Russia's Investigative Committee (SKR), overseeing high-profile investigations into incidents such as deaths during childbirth, child abuse, accidents at tourist sites, and alleged cult activities. He personally supervises sensitive cases by demanding reports from regional offices, including matters involving children, publicized tragedies, and controversial figures like 'modest guru' Artur Sity. Bastykin has also initiated probes into judicial corruption and publicly advocated for lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years and reinstating the de…
Recent coverage
- Criminal case filed in Novosibirsk after dog attack on a doctor — Вести
- Prosecutors opened a criminal case after conflict between Lubritsk residents and outsiders — Вести
- Bastrikin Demanded a Report on the Death of a Child on Elbrus — Вести
- Bastrikin requested a report on the case of mass poisoning in Stavropol Territory — Вести
- Bastrykin has opened a case against Kaliningrad Arbitration Court judge — Вечерняя Москва
- Arbitration Court Judge in Kaliningrad Region Becomes Suspect in Bribery Case — Интерфакс
- VKKS Agrees to Initiate Criminal Proceedings Against a Judge from Sochi — Ведомости
- Case opened in Bryansk regarding the death of an infant during childbirth — Вести
- Bastrikin Demands Report on Case of Child Torture in Moscow Region — Вести
- Bastrykin Demanded Report on Death of Woman and Infant During Birth in Pyatigorsk — Вести
- Man in Primorsky Krai suffered internal organ burns during a celebration — Вести
- Prosecure Office opened nearly 1,000 criminal cases due to unpaid wages since the beginning of the year — Ведомости
- Bastrikin demands report on case of residents' rights violations in Proba settlement — Gazeta.SPb
- Bastrykin Demanded Report on Blogger Who Mocked Wife and Child — Вести
- Attack on women in Alexandrovsky Square in Reutov in July 2026: Bystrikin's reaction — Вечерняя Москва
- Bastrikin Takes Control of Child's Death After Years in Hospital Without Care — Вечерняя Москва
- Bastrykin Interested in Ufa Organization with Sect Characteristics — Вести
- Bastrykin ordered to report on the death of tourists in the White Sea — Вести
- SBI investigating disappearance of man after conflict in Tyumen region — Вести
- Bastrikov Interested in Investigation into Death of Boy at Sevastopol Hospital — Вести