Article: RUSSIA: DUMA SET UPS ANTI-CORRUPTION, ETHICS COMMISSIONS.(Brief Article)

State Duma deputies on 10 March established a commission for combating corruption, which is headed by former Prime Minister and newly elected deputy (Yabloko) Sergei Stepashin. According to "Kommersant-Daily" on 11 March, Stepashin apparently gave up his plans to try to have the commission's status upgraded to that of a committee with the right to propose legislation. Instead, Stepashin's 14-member commission will have to work on draft laws in cooperation with Duma committees. The same day, the Duma also established a commission on ...

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