Overview
- Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ordered Anatoly Voronovsky held in custody until January 11, 2026 on a charge of taking bribes in an especially large amount.
- He is accused under Part 6 of Article 290 of Russia’s Criminal Code, with investigators alleging benefits worth more than 25 million rubles from a Daghomys construction firm’s director.
- The State Duma ended his mandate on December 2 after earlier lifting his parliamentary immunity, clearing the way for the criminal case to proceed.
- Voronovsky has said he will contest the allegations, cooperate with investigators, and has surrendered his foreign passport.
- The High Qualification Collegium of Judges set a December 8 session to consider Investigative Committee requests targeting five Rostov-on-Don judges, expanding earlier indications that two were in view, with proposed counts including multiple bribery episodes and issuing knowingly unlawful rulings.