Russian accused of fraud in U.S. requests sentence equal to custody termRussian citizen Nikola Garifulin, who has been accused of taking part in the theft of $3 million from the bank accounts of individuals and legal entities in the United States, has submitted to the court an application to set a term equal to the one he has already spent in custody.13:45 05.03.2012
Dismissal of $3.7 mln award for oil and gas producer upheldThe North-Western District Federal Commercial Court has upheld the lower courts' judgments dismissing Arktikshelfneftegaz' lawsuit against Arktikmorneftegazrazvedka for $3.7 million.13:03 05.03.2012
State-run bank's deputy head suspected of major fraudhe Interior Ministry confirmed that Vnesheconombank (VEB) deputy head is a suspect in a loan fraud case.12:39 05.03.2012
Deripaska's En+ Group determined to claim compensation from MontenegroRussian billionaire Oleg Deripaska's En+ Group claims 200 million euro from Montenegro for selling its stake in Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica.12:05 05.03.2012
Weapons manufacturer loses $88.4mln action against government arms corporationThe Moscow Commercial Court rejected on Monday the artillery weapons manufacturer's lawsuit against the Russian Defense Export (Rosoboronexport) state-run arms export and import corporation to recover $88.4 million.11:45 05.03.2012
Medvedev orders to examine validity of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev's sentenceRussian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Prosecutor General's Office to examine the lawfulness and validity of indictments against 32 people, including former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former Menatep head Platon Lebedev and former head of YUKOS security service Alexei Pichugin.11:24 05.03.2012
Observers reveal thousands of violations during presidential electionsThe Voters League alleges that thousands of violations have been committed during the March 4 presidential election.11:07 05.03.2012
Presidential nominees to go to courtThe presidential elections held in Russia on Sunday did not avoid violations. Billionaire candidate Mikhail Prokhorov contemplates going to court in view of such infringements.10:13 05.03.2012
Khodorkovsky's attorney contests competition for ECHR judge positionAttorney of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky Karina Moskalenko challenged the results of a competition to fill the position of a judge from Russia at the European Court of Human Rights.18:53 02.03.2012
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