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The Moscow Times: Head of Russia’s powerful Investigative Committee expected to step down

By The Moscow Times.

Published Sept. 15, 2016 at 1:10 am

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Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the powerful Investigative Committee and one of Russia’s top law enforcement officers, will step down from his post soon after parliamentary elections this coming Sunday, the news website RBC reported on Sept. 14, citing sources in the Investigative Committee, the Federal Security Service, and the Kremlin.