In Russia, the Day of the Prosecutor's Office is celebrated

In Russia, January 12 marks the Day of the Prosecutor's Office. The supervisory authority has been in existence for more than 300 years — it appeared by decree of Peter I. Alexey Tselishchev, a correspondent of Izvestia, told more about the holiday.

"Every prosecutor's archive contains thousands of complaints reviewed and inspections conducted. Even 304 years ago, when the department was formed, even now," the journalist said.

Thanks to the electronic reception, you can ask for help in a couple of clicks. This was done by Dmitry Karpov from St. Petersburg, who was underpaid more than 1.5 million rubles by his former employer.

"We receive such requests almost daily. In 11 months of 2025, we received more than 380 such appeals," said Bulat Zalaldinov, prosecutor of the Krasnogvardeysky district of St. Petersburg.

Efficiency and clarity in resolving issues are among the priorities of working with applicants. Residents of new regions are just getting used to this.

"The child is disabled. We urgently needed strollers, but they did not provide us," said mother Elena Lanevich.

In the Kherson region, after the intervention of the prosecutor's office, eight families with disabled children received rehabilitation equipment required by law.

"There have been more appeals from citizens in the field of housing and communal services. These are issues of managing apartment buildings, issues of proper supply of communal resources," said Sergey Ermakov, Novotroitsk interdistrict prosecutor of the Kherson region.

Special attention is paid to the families of defenders of the Fatherland — participants in a special military operation. Emalia Ogonesyan's son from Vladivostok died heroically in the area of his homeland. Friends took advantage of the woman's tragedy. Under the pretext of investing in the business, they lured out about 6 million rubles, half of the payments after the death of their son.

"I borrowed it, considering that she will return it to me. But she had other plans. She wasn't going to return it, which she confessed in court," recalls Emalia.

The criminal case was initiated only after the intervention of the Prosecutor's office of the Sovetsky district of Vladivostok. The mother of the hero was received by the head of the unit. Personal receptions of prosecutors help not only to solve problems quickly, but also to establish face-to-face communication with citizens. And the head of the department is no exception. At one of the last meetings of Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan with residents of the Volgograd region, a participant in the SVO, a pupil of an orphanage, said that he had not been able to receive proper housing from the state since 2012.

At one of the last meetings of Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan with residents of the Volgograd region, a participant in the SVO, a pupil of an orphanage, said that he had not been able to receive proper housing from the state since 2012.

"The participants of the CB have a preferential right to provide assistance and resolve this issue. By and large, this is a direct duty of the state, and I would personally add that it is a sacred duty," Gutsan stressed.

Supervision over the detection of modern types of crimes is also being improved. The fight against cybercrime is intensifying, where fraudsters have become more active.

"Modern IT crime differs from traditional crime in that it leaves traces in electronic form, rather than classical ones. The prosecutor, as the person authorized to oversee his investigation, certainly applies new ways and methods," said Artyom Sirotkin, prosecutor of the Department for Supervision of the Activities of the Department of Internal Affairs and Justice of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office.

About 55,000 employees of the prosecutor's office protect the rights of Russians. And today, the best of them will be awarded departmental awards.

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Earlier that day, Gutsan addressed the staff of the department on the occasion of a professional holiday — the Day of the Prosecutor's Office Employee. The Prosecutor General noted that today the Russian leadership sets strategically important tasks for prosecutors, on the solution of which the future of the country largely depends.

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