Ex-St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region penitentiary official sentenced to 18 years in prisonFormer deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Directorate Sergey Moiseyenko has been sentenced to 18 years in a maximum security penal colony, after found guilty of receiving bribes amounting to 710 million rubles ($9.6 million at the current exchange rate) during a detention center construction.18:06 10.02.2021
Moscow court orders arrest of Navalny’s associate Volkov in absentiaThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Wednesday granted an investigator’s motion and issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Leonid Volkov, the head of regional offices of Alexey Navalny, in a case over involvement of children in unlawful events.15:26 10.02.2021
American student convicted of resistance to Moscow police ordered to undergo mental examThe U.S. student Trevor Reed convicted of using violence against Moscow police has been ordered to undergo mental examination.13:57 10.02.2021
St. Petersburg court detains Uzbek citizen charged with financing terroristsThe Moskovsky District Court of St. Petersburg has detained a citizen of Uzbekistan Rafikzhon Akhmedov charged with terrorism funding until April 7.12:38 10.02.2021
Probe opened into operation of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses cell in MoscowA criminal case has been opened over operation in north Moscow of a cell of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization banned in Russia.11:29 10.02.2021
Navalny’s ally accused of involvement of minors in illegal events faces arrest in absentiaInvestigators have filed a motion to arrest Leonid Volkov, an associate of opposition blogger Alexey Navalny, in absentia on charges of inducement of children to participate in unlawful events.10:57 10.02.2021
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