Trial & Litigation

Investigators seek to extend restraining order against ex-Ivanovo Region’s Governor Men

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has received an investigator’s motion to extend restrictive measure imposed on the former Governor of Russia’s Ivanovo Region and auditor of the Account Chamber Mikhail Men charged with embezzling 700 million rubles (over $9 million).

16:59 13.01.2021

Ex-Mari El head to be sentenced in $3 mln bribery case in February

A court in Nizhny Novgorod will announce sentence against ex-Governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov charged in a 235 million-ruble ($3 million) bribery case on February 8.

15:20 13.01.2021

Moscow municipal lawmaker Galyamina challenges sentence for rally rules breaches

Moscow’s municipal lawmaker Yulia Galyamina has appealed a 2-year suspended sentence given her for repeated violations of rally holding regulations.

12:45 13.01.2021

Troubled Russian refinery seeks for bankruptcy of its former head’s gas company

Troubled Russia’s Antipinsky refinery has lodged an application seeking to declare New Stream oil and gas company chaired by the former co-owner of the refinery bankrupt.

11:58 13.01.2021

Hearing of $30 mln embezzlement case against developer Khudoyan set for late January

Moscow’s Koptevsky District Court has scheduled a 2-billion-ruble embezzlement case (about $30 million) against the owner of Optima Development construction company Albert Khudoyan for January 25.

10:24 13.01.2021

Top news

Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A 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 conditions

Russia'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 Duma

Lawmakers 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