Alexander Bastrykin
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Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin ' onMouseout='HidePop("1765")' href="/topics/Pskov">Pskov
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n 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.
He graduated from the Law Department of the Leningrad State University in 1975 and was a university classmate of Vladimir Putin
. 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.
, Bastrykin was injured by a second bomb and was hospitalised. The second bomb was reportedly targeted at investigators, and was detonated by mobile phone
.
Pskov
Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n official, Former First Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia
Prosecutor General of Russia
The Prosecutor General of Russia heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General of Russian Federation ....
,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.
He graduated from the Law Department of the Leningrad State University in 1975 and was a university classmate of Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
. 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
Igor Sechin
Igor Ivanovich Sechin is a Russian official, considered a close ally of Vladimir Putin. Sechin is often described as one of Putin's most conservative counselors and the leader of the Kremlin's Siloviki faction, a statist lobby gathering former security services agents...
, willing to retain his influence after the dismissal of Vladimir Ustinov
Vladimir Ustinov
Vladimir Vasilyevich Ustinov is a Russian politician.He currently is the Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District. Until 2008, he was Russia's Minister of Justice....
, a close ally of him, from the position of the prosecutor general in 2006.
2009 Nevsky Express bombing
On November 28, 2009, as head of the Investigative Committee at the scene of the 2009 Nevsky Express bombing2009 Nevsky Express bombing
The 2009 Nevsky Express bombing occurred on 27 November 2009 when a bomb exploded under a high speed train travelling between the Russian cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg causing derailment near the town of Bologoye, Tver Oblast , on the Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway. The derailment occurred...
, Bastrykin was injured by a second bomb and was hospitalised. The second bomb was reportedly targeted at investigators, and was detonated by mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
.