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Today the RF Investigative Committee has held the videoconference “Detecting media reports on crimes that call for response from the Investigative Committee”. The meeting was attended by senior officials of investigative authorities and assistant heads of media relations.

Opening the meeting Acting Head of Media Relations Svetlana Petrenko said that investigative authorities have a working mass media monitoring system and algorithm of actions, however this work as any other requires constant improvement.

She pointed out that “Reports on iatrogenic crimes, overdue wages, offences against minors and other socially unprotected categories of citizens and extremist materials are still a priority in mass media and Internet monitoring.” She also added that “in 2016, the Investigative Committee conducted 893 procedural checks (736 in the same period previous year) and opened 173 criminal investigations (157 in the same period previous year) following media reports. In the first quarter of 2017, more than 300 procedural checks were run and 20 criminal investigations were opened in media reports.”

Continuing her report, Ms. Petrenko made a special mention about the opportunity of reaching public via social media. She noted that “social networks are now becoming the primary source reporting crimes committed by minors and against them.”

The meeting went on hearing reports by assistant heads of media relations to exchange positive experience.