Putin extends Bastykin's service term by one year
Vladimir Putin signed a decree extending the term of federal state service for Alexander Bystrovsky, Chairman of the Investigative Committee, until August 27, 2027.
Consensus
- Vladimir Putin signed a decree to extend Alexander Bastykin's federal state service term.
- The extension is until August 27, 2026.
- The decree was published on August 24, 2016.
- Bastykin has been leading the Investigative Committee since 2011.
- Bastykin will turn 73 on August 27, 2024.
- In 2024, a law was amended to allow the president to extend the term of the head of the Investigative Committee beyond age 70.
Points of divergence
- The law was changed in October 2024 to allow extension after age 70, and Bastykin will now serve until his 74th birthday. — tg_theinsider
- Bastykin has been leading the committee since 2007, not 2011. — tg_echoonline_news
- Bastykin has overseen high-profile cases, including the Bolotnoye case and the prosecution of Alexei Navalny and his associates. — meduza
- The previous age limit was 65, and the president could only extend up to 70 before 2024. — kommersant
Coverage (14 sources)
- Putin extended Baskurkin's term of state service as head of the Russian Federation's Investigative Committee — РИАМО
- Putin again extended the term of service for Baskakov — Фонтанка
- Putin extended Baskurkin's term of service until his 74th birthday. In 2024, the age limits for the head of the SK were specifically changed... — The Insider
- Putin extends the term of service of 72-year-old head of Investigative Committee Alexander Bystrikov by another year — ЭХО / Новости
- Putin again extended Bastykin's term — Дождь
- Putin left 72-year-old Baskurkin in charge of Investigative Committee for another year — Meduza
- Putin extended the term of service of Bastrikin by one year — Ведомости
- Putin extended the term of state service of head of the Prosecutor General's Office Bastykin until August 2027 — Коммерсантъ
- Putin again extended the term of head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bystrykin — Дождь (Telegram)
- Putin extended Baskurkin's head of the SK state service term until August 2027 — Вечерняя Москва
- Putin extended the term of head of SK Bastykin for one year — Вести
- Putin extends Baskurkin's federal service term until August 27, 2027 — Интерфакс
- Putin extended the term of federal state service for the head of the Russian Federation's Investigative Committee, Bastykin, until August 27, 2027. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Putin extended the term of state service for head of the Investigative Committee Bastykin until August 2027. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- Bastrikina
- Vladimir Putin
- Russia
- SK
- Investigative Committee
- SKR
- State Duma
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- RIA Novosti
- Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation
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