During the plenary session, the lower chamber passed legislation that outlines how the accuracy and completeness of information provided by government bodies will be checked. This development was reported by the information agency DEA News.
According to the agency, the new law broadens the authority granted to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Igor Krasnov, along with his deputies, to carry out anti‑corruption audits and investigations.
The measure makes it clear that an official cannot simply resign to escape scrutiny if violations are uncovered during an inspection. Once enacted, the prosecutor’s office will have the power, through a court order, to modify the language in a dismissal notice for an official if there are grounds to believe a loss of confidence has occurred in connection with corrupt acts.
The explanatory note accompanying the draft law states that the purpose is to enhance the process for verifying officials’ reported incomes and expenditures, as well as their declared property and property obligations.
In April, the Federation Council did not publish information on senators’ income and expenses for 2022. Citing sources within the Presidential Administration and the State Duma, the newspaper Vedomosti reported that both chambers could not issue the declarations, even in a summarized form, pointing to a decree that allows certain income information to be withheld during a special operation.