Putin extends Alexander Bastrykin’s term as Investigative Committee chief through 2027, using a 2024 law that lets him personally extend that term past age 70

Source: Meduza

Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended Alexander Bastrykin’s term as head of the Investigative Committee, Russia’s top investigative agency, until August 27, 2027, according to a decree published on the government’s official legal information portal.

Bastrykin, who has led the agency since 2011, turns 73 on August 27.

The law governing the Investigative Committee sets the maximum service age at 65 but allows it to be extended to 70 “by decision of the head [of the agency].”

In 2024, Putin signed legislation granting himself the authority to extend the Investigative Committee chief’s term of service past age 70.

Bastrykin has overseen every high-profile criminal case, including politically charged ones such as the Bolotnaya Square case and the prosecution of Alexei Navalny and his supporters.

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