Igor Krasnov
Igor Krasnov (Russian: Игорь Викторович Краснов; born 24 December 1975) Lieutenant general of Justice, Prosecutor General of Russia since January 22, 2020
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Prosecutor General of Russia | |
Assumed office 22 January 2020 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Preceded by | Yury Chaika |
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Born | Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union | 24 December 1975
Alma mater | Pomor State University |
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Branch/service | Public prosecutor's office; Investigative Committee of Russia |
Years of service | 1997–present |
Rank | ![]() Valid State Counselor of Justice Lieutenant general of Justice |
Career
Igor Krasnov was born on December 24, 1975 in Arkhangelsk, he was a member of the Lenin Komsomol. Hf, jnfk investigator in the Kholmogorsky district of the Arkhangelsk region. He graduated from the Law Faculty of Pomor State University.[1]
In the prosecutor's office since 1997. From 2006 to 2007 - an investigator of the central office of the General Prosecutor's Office. In 2007, he joined the Investigative Committee at the prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation.[2]
In 2011, appointed senior investigator for particularly important cases of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. In 2015, he led the investigation team on the murder of Boris Nemtsov.[3]
April 30, 2016 was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin.
On January 20, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed that the Federation Council approve Igor Krasnov as the Prosecutor General of Russia. Replacing Yuri Chaika on this post.[4]
He has the rank of Lieutenant General of Justice and the highest class rank in the prosecutor's office: Actual State Counselor of Justice. He is a member of the Security Council of Russia.[5]
Honours
References
- Biography of Igor Krasnov//RIA Novosti
- Biography of Lieutenant General of Justice Igor Krasnov//TASS
- Чем известен Игорь Краснов//Kommersant
- Vladimir Putin proposed appointing Igor Krasnov as deputy head of the Investigative Committee as new prosecutor general//Channel One Russia
- Putin includes prosecutor general and justice minister on the Security Council//RIA Novosti