The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (Russian: Следственный комитет Российской Федерации) has since January 2011 been the main federal investigating authority in Russia. Its name (Sledstvennyi komitet) is usually abbreviated to Sledkom. The agency replaced the Russian Prosecutor General’s Investigative Committee and operate as Russia's Anti-corruption agency. It is answerable to the President of Russia and has statutory responsibility for inspecting the police forces, combating police corruption and police misconduct and is responsible for conducting investigations into local authorities and federal governmental bodies.
On January 21, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree appointing Alexander Bastrykin, then the acting chair of the Prosecutor General’s investigative committee, as Sledkom's chairperson.
In 2012 President Medvedev began to discuss the possibility of creating a Federal Anti-Corruption Bureau under Sledkom, as part of the campaign against corruption and to combat corruption in the Russian police.
The agency periodically initiate proceedings against non-Russians; such as personnel of the Ukrainian army during the War in Donbass.
the number of agents in the Investigative Committee (except the military investigative agents) is 19,156 employees, and from January 1, 2012 need to be 21,156 employees. the number of the Military Investigators —Preceding undated comment added an unspecified datestamp.now is 2,034 employees.
According to the 2012 Law on Amendments to some Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in connection with improving the structure of Preliminary Investigation, it will expand to 60,000 staff, largely by taking over most of the investigators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Drug Control Service.
On January 21, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree appointing Alexander Bastrykin, then the acting chair of the Prosecutor General’s investigative committee, as chairperson of the federal investigation agency.
Sorochkin Alexander, Vice-Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation – Head of the Main Military Investigation Department (since January 15, 2011; by Presidential decree № 372)Nyrkov Yuri Mikhailovich (since January 15, 2011;by Presidential decree № 422)Piskarev Vasily (since January 15, 2011; by Presidential decree № 422)Leonenko Yelena (since January 15, 2011; by Presidential decree № 422)Karnaukhov Boris (since January 15, 2011; by Presidential decree № 422)The structure of the Central Administration of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation includes:
Central Investigation DepartmentOffice for the investigation of particularly important cases involving crimes against persons and public safetyOffice for the investigation of particularly important cases involving crimes against the state and the economyOffice of methodological and analytical supportDepartment of Information Technology and Document SupportMain Military Investigation DepartmentGeneral Directorate of procedural controlsDirectorate of procedural control of the investigating authoritiesDirectorate of procedural control in the sphere of combating corruptionDirectorate of procedural control over the investigation of particularly important casesOrganizational and Analytical DepartmentDivision Document ProcessingThe main organizational and Inspections DepartmentOrganizational Accountability OfficeInformation and methodological DirectorateDirectorate for Internal SecurityOperational services DirectorateDocument Processing Division and proofreadingGeneral Directorate of ForensicMethodical and forensic DirectorateTechnical and forensic DirectorateOrganization of forensicDivision Document ProcessingThe main software control of the Investigative Committee of the Russian FederationEconomic and Financial DivisionLogisticsAdministrationAudit BureauDepartment management activities for the North Caucasus and Southern Federal DistrictsDepartment of organizational and documentation supportCentral Investigation Department of the North Caucasus Federal DistrictOffice for the investigation of particularly important casesControl and management of forensicDepartment of interagency cooperation, and physical protectionOrganizational and Analytical DepartmentDivision Document ProcessingInvestigation Department of the Central Federal DistrictInvestigation Department of the North-West Federal DistrictInvestigation Department of the Volga Federal DistrictInvestigation Department of the Ural Federal DistrictInvestigation Departmentof the Siberian Federal DistrictInvestigation Department of the Far East Federal DistrictInvestigation Department of the Southern Federal DistrictPersonnel departmentThe Legal DepartmentDirectorate for the interaction with the mediaOffice of International Legal CooperationThe Office for consideration of applications of citizens and Documentation AssistantOffice for the Protection of State SecretsOffice of Physical ProtectionDepartment of procedural control over the investigation of particularly important cases in the federal districts
