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Barcelona’s Leo Messi summoned by Spanish court for tax fraud questions

Barcelona FC forward Lionel Messi and his father have been summoned by a Spanish court for questioning connected with tax fraud allegations.

19:48 20.06.2013

UK quashes sanctions over Iranian banks alleged nuclear program ties

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Wednesday set aside a direction and quashed an order that had given effect to sanctions imposed against a major Iranian bank on the basis of its alleged connections with Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, based on the majority’s finding that the measures were wholly disproportionate, having been based on an arbitrary and irrational distinction.

19:18 20.06.2013

Moscow student's three year sentence for Metro shooting upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld Alexandra Lotkova’s sentence for shooting a non-lethal weapon in the metro on alleged self-defense grounds.

18:51 20.06.2013

Challenge to police raid of Navalny headquarters to be heard July 4

Kirov's Pervomaisky District Court will handle the complaint seeking to deem the police search in opposition activist and blogger Alexei Navalny's local headquarters illegal on July 4.

18:30 20.06.2013

Next hearing in Litvinenko inquest scheduled for July 12

The next hearing in the inquest of former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko’s death is scheduled for July 12 and may partly focus on the upcoming public inquiry, Litvinenko’s widow Marina said on Thursday.

18:15 20.06.2013

Suspended sentence and deportation for Russian national charged with murder of six in Italy

Russian national Azat Yagafarov, charged with the unintended murder of six people during a snowmobile accident in northern Italy last January, has received a two-year suspended sentence and is subject to immediate deportation from the country. The verdict was announced by an Italian court on Thursday.

17:22 20.06.2013

Former Moscow Region official at center of child abuse probe

The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case following media reports of former Deputy Chief of the Moscow Regional Court Bailiffs Service Andrei Kaminov's alleged involvement in child abuse.

16:39 20.06.2013

Moscow court refuses to dismiss Aeroflot hacking case

The Tushinky District Court in Moscow has ruled on Thursday against the dismissal of the case against the suspects in a DDoS attack on Aeroflot's website in 2010.

16:04 20.06.2013

Moscow court partially upholds MTS Mobile defamation countersuit

The Moscow Commercial Court has partially supported MTS's defamation countersuit against businessman Yevgeny Grafeyev, who earlier filed a 10 million euro motion against the mobile operator.

15:34 20.06.2013

Arms trafficking charges dropped against two suspects in Politkovskaya murder case

The prosecutors have dropped arms trafficking charges against two suspects in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case, which is being heard in the Moscow City Court, their lawyer told RAPSI.

15:11 20.06.2013

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