Federation Council appoints Krasnov Russia's Prosecutor-General

Igor Krasnov

MOSCOW, January 22. /TASS/: Russia’s Federation Council on Wednesday appointed Igor Krasnov as Russia’s Prosecutor-General. The decision was approved unanimously.

President Vladimir Putin submitted Krasnov’s candidature to the Federation Council on Monday. Krasnov, 44, Lieutenant-General of Justice, in his previous capacity of deputy chief of the Investigative Committee oversaw the Main Directorate for Special Investigations and the Main Investigative Department.