Ministry of Justice Spends 1.1 Billion on Flawed System for 'Foreign…
The Ministry of Justice spent 1.1 billion rubles on the GIS NKO system, requiring 'foreign agents' to submit reports electronically starting October 1, 2026, but the system has critical technical flaws that prevent some users from submitting reports, with errors including incorrect data display and missing profiles.
Consensus
- The Ministry of Justice spent 1.1 billion roubles on the GIS NKO system.
- Starting October 1, 2026, 'foreign agents' were required to submit reports exclusively in electronic form via the GIS NKO portal.
- The system has technical errors, including failure to recognize user profiles and displaying incorrect personal data.
- Some users were unable to submit reports due to system failures.
- Paper reports are no longer accepted by the Ministry of Justice.
- Failure to submit reports on time may result in administrative fines, with repeat violations leading to criminal liability.
- The GIS NKO system was developed between 2022 and 2023.
- The system is used to monitor non-profit organizations, public associations, political parties, religious groups, and foreign NCOs.
- In 2025, the Ministry of Justice signed a contract worth 18.4 million roubles with the company 'Programmnyy Produkt' to fix errors and develop the portal.
- The company 'Programmnyy Produkt' is linked to businessman Anatoly Yablonsky, who is close to the leadership of the FSB.
- The Ministry of Justice did not publicly disclose the cost of the system's development.
Points of divergence
- The system's errors are being corrected by a businessman close to the FSB, and the portal showed articles and records from EGRUL for physical persons. — novaya_eu
- The system was created to monitor 'foreign agents' and other non-profit organizations, and the portal was launched in October 2026. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- A lawyer named Maxim Olenichev confirmed that system errors are fixed only after user complaints. — tg_tvrain
- Non-profit organizations have also reported system failures since 2024. — tg_istories_media
Coverage (4 sources)
- Ministry of Justice spent a billion rubles on a system that it forced 'foreign agents' to use. At the same time, it works incorrectly — 'Important Stories' — Новая газета Европа
- Ministry of Justice spent over a billion rubles on new system for 'foreign agents' reports — it is managed by business closely linked to FSB... — Говорит НеМосква
- Ministry of Justice spent a billion rubles on a reporting system for 'foreign agents' that does not work correctly — 'Important Stories' — Дождь (Telegram)
- Ministry of Justice spent more than 1 billion rubles on a new system for foreign agent reports, which is working with errors — Важные истории