The Investigative Committee of Russian Federation is the main federal investigating authority in Russia, formed in place of the Investigative Committee of The Prosecutor of the Russian Federation

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 ....

. it began to operate on January 15, 2011. The Committee is subordinate to the President of Russia.
Sometimes this service is described as the "Russian FBI".

In January 21, 2011 when he executed before this (since October 4, 2010), Acting Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin

Alexander Bastrykin

Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin is a Russian official, Former First Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia,and former Chairman of The Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office...

 was appointed by decree of the President of the Russian Federation

President of the Russian Federation

The President of the Russian Federation is the head of state, supreme commander-in-chief and holder of the highest office within the Russian Federation...

to the Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee.

Number of employees

the number of agents in the Investigative Committee (except the military investigative agents) is 19,156 employees, and from 1 January 2012 need to be 21,156 employees. the number of the Military Investigators now is 2,034 employees.

External Links

• The Presidential Decree on the Russian Invesigative Committee in Russian
• Russia: Powerful New Investigative Body Begins Work
• Medvedev sets up independent investigative committee