State Duma approves blacklist of officials fired for corruptionThe State Duma adopted in the second reading on Wednesday a bill on creating a nationwide list of officials, who had been dismissed because of loss of trust over corruption allegations.18:02 24.05.2017
Russian court sentences participant of unauthorized rally to 1.5 years in penal colonyThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has sentenced a participant of an unauthorized March 26 rally in Moscow, Alexander Shpakov, to 1.5 years in a penal colony for violence against representative of authority.17:05 24.05.2017
Ex-regional governor arrested in absentia on corruption chargesThe Sverdlovsk Regional Court issued an arrest warrant for ex-governor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region Mikhail Yurevich, who stands charged with taking 26 million rubles ($460,300 at the current exchange rate) in bribes, in absentia.16:37 24.05.2017
Lawyers do not rule out defamation lawsuit in relation to “Prevezon case”Natalya Veselnitskaya, the managing partner of Camerton Consulting law firm, does not rule out possibility of filing a defamation lawsuit against Hermitage Capital Management CEO William Browder and a number of mass media outlets in relation to the so-called “Prevezon case”.16:08 24.05.2017
Prosecutor asks court to sentence participant of rally to 2 years in penal colonyA prosecutor has asked the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow to sentence a participant of an unauthorized March 26 rally in Moscow, Alexander Shpakov, charged with violence against representative of authority, to two years in a penal colony.14:00 24.05.2017
Russian businessman detained on charges of causing $16 mln damage to managing companyMoscow’s Presnensky District Court has ordered the detention of ex-owner of Russia’s fieldstone manufacturer Pavlovskgranit, Sergey Poymanov, who stands charged with abuse of office resulted in inflicting a 930 million ruble damage ($16.5 million) to a managing company.13:22 24.05.2017
Russian business ombudsman proposes to expand powers of prosecutors and Supreme CourtThe Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights Boris Titov has proposed, among other measures, to expand powers of the Supreme Court and prosecutors in criminal cases.12:58 24.05.2017
Rosneft raises damage claim against AFK Sistema to $3 billionRussia’s oil giant Rosneft has increased its damage claim in a lawsuit against AFK Sistema holding company from 106.6 billion ($1.9 billion) to 170.6 billion rubles ($3 billion at the current exchange rate).11:19 24.05.2017
Ex-head of stage company suspected of embezzling funds allocated for artRussian investigators have arrested former head of the Seventh Studio stage company Yury Itin and ex-chief accountant Nina Maslyayeva on suspicion of embezzling about 200 million rubles (about $3.5 million) allocated for promotion of art.10:50 24.05.2017
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022