Alexander Bastrykin
Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin (Template:Lang-ru, born August 27, 1953, in Pskov) is a Russian official, Former First Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia,and former Chairman of The Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office. Since January 21, 2011, he is the Head of The Investigative Committee of Russia.
Studies
He graduated from the Law Department of the Leningrad State University in 1975, and was a university classmate of Vladimir Putin.[1][2][3]
Career
In 2007, President Vladimir Putin established the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office, de facto independent from the Prosecutor General's Office, and Bastrykin became its first chairman. The appointment was reportedly instigated by Igor Sechin, willing to retain his influence after the dismissal of Vladimir Ustinov, a close ally of him, from the position of the prosecutor general in 2006.[1][2][3]
2009 Nevsky Express bombing
On November 28, 2009, as head of the Investigative Committee at the scene of the 2009 Nevsky Express bombing, Bastrykin was injured by a second bomb and was hospitalised.[4][5] The second bomb was reportedly targeted at investigators, and was detonated by mobile phone.[5]
Threatening a life of a journalist
According to Dmitry Muratov, Bastrykin threatened the life of newspaper editor, Sergei Sokolov, and jokingly assured that he would investigate the murder himself.[6][7]
Secret residence permit and real estate in the Czech Republic
On 26 of July 2012 russian blogger and anticorruption activist Alexey Navalny provided documents indicating that Mr. Bastrykin has a residence permit and owns real estate in the Czech Republic. Also, Mr. Navalny wrote, the real estate holding and residence permit in the Czech Republic, a country that is a member of NATO, an opposing to Russia military alliance, should raise questions about Mr. Bastrykin’s security clearance for work in law enforcement and admission to the state secret. [8]
Honours and award
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland 4th class
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"
- Medal of Anatoly Koni (Justice Ministry)
- Medal in Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Justice Ministry of Russia
- Medals "For Diligence" 1st and 2nd classes (Justice Ministry)
- Honorary Title of Honoured Jurist of the Russian Federation
References
- ^ a b http://www.lenta.ru/lib/14181282/
- ^ a b http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=777085
- ^ a b http://www.politcom.ru/4737.html
- ^ Abdullaev, Nabi (2009-12-02). "2nd Train Blast Injured Bastrykn". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ a b "Russia's top detective hurt in train bombing". ABC News. AFP. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Председателю Следственного комитета при прокуратуре Российской Федерации генерал-полковнику юстиции А.И. Бастрыкину — о незаконченных делах, Dmitry Muratov, Novaya Gazeta, June 13, 2012
- ^ Бастрыкин извинился за эмоциональный срыв, Lenta.ru, June 14, 2012
- ^ In Russia, Aleksei Navalny Accuses Aleksandr Bastrykin of Secret European Holdings // NYTimes.com July 26, 2012
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