Former Ural deputy governor gets 5.5 years for corruptionA court in Chelyabinsk, a city in the Ural Federal District, sentenced a former regional deputy governor Nikolay Sandakov to 5.5 years in prison in a 2-million-ruble ($30,000) bribery case.16:30 05.10.2018
Russian lawyer turns to ECHR over Professional Ethics CodeAttorney Igor Trunov has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) challenging Russia’s Professional Ethics Code of Lawyers .14:55 05.10.2018
Former Siberian police official sentenced to 7 years in prison for corruptionA court in Russia has sentenced ex-chief of the financial service center for the Omsk Regional directorate of the Interior Ministry Irina Starikova to 7 years in a penal colony for taking over 28 million rubles ($420,400) in bribes.12:59 05.10.2018
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