Russian courts have become four times more likely to release on bail – RBC

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In 2016 investigators were less likely to ask about arrests, increased the number released on bail several times, and a third – the number of house arrest. Tone asked loud corruption case of officials and top managers, the lawyer

Not all of the bars

the number of arrest of materials in the courts declined in the first six months of 2016 7% have returned to the level of 2014, it follows from the official statistics of the judicial Department under the Supreme court. This year, the investigators asked about the arrest of 70.2 thousand people last year -. 75 thousand for the same period.. The courts also continue to satisfy 90% of applications investigators

But one-third increased the use of house arrest -. This year at the request of investigators was sent to the courts under house arrest by 2.9 thousand people, almost 37% more. . than the year before (. 2.1 thousand people)

In the four times more likely to become applicable deposit – he was elected to 723 people, while the year before the measure was applied only to the 156 accused . But while the use of alternative measures is only a small fraction of those arrested.

According to statistics from the Federal Penitentiary Service, in pretrial detention on July 1, 2016 contained 117.9 thousand. People. In 2015, the number of prisoners varied from 114 thousand. To 116 thousand. Man.

VIP-arrest

According to the lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkova, this trend is related to the high-profile cases of officials and top managers: many of them are not sent to jail. “Now a lot of high-profile corruption cases in which courts have sent officials under house arrest, the same measure were elected and for those who have committed minor crimes” -. Said the lawyer

So, in 2016 under house arrest was one of the owners of Domodedovo airport Dmitry Mason. Under house arrest is also contained and ex-head of « Rosnano » Leonid Melamed.

The lawyer noted that the well began to work and control of the accused under house arrest. “The institution of alternative measures is really starting to work”, – beef ICU foal

«house arrest become of the legendary action more real, such a trend is” -. Says lawyer Alexei Mikhalchik. He points out that, on the one hand, investigators are no longer afraid to send the accused under house arrest, and on the other hand, plays a role that detention centers are overcrowded.

Rising crime

Since 2002, the number of arrests began to decline after the measure of restraint began to elect the courts every year. Before that arrest warrants issued prosecutors. According to the chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev, in 2001 the number of prisoners amounted to 366 thousand. Man. By 2007, the number of prisoners has decreased to 223 thousand., And in 2011 they became 135 thousand., Follows from the official statistics of the Judicial Department.

But in 2015 the number of prisoners began to grow again. Increase in the number of crimes 9% – about this in January 2016 said Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika

In the first six months, according to court statistics, increased by 6% and the number of cases in the courts, and the number of convicted persons increased by 11. % (. 400.7 thousand people), and half of them (. 204.1 thousand) had been convicted of minor offenses

Most of the cases, 70%, is now being considered under special circumstances -. without examination of evidence and examination of witnesses, only on the basis of recognition of the defendants guilty. It is a real imprisonment in 2016 the courts sentenced at least 30% of the accused, 109.3 thousand. People.