Ex-Aeroflot top manager sentenced to 8 years in absentia for $122.5 mln embezzlementMoscow’s Savelovsky District Court on Friday sentenced Nikolay Glushkov, former Aeroflot first Deputy Director General in charge of Finance, to 8 years in prison and a 1 million ruble fine ($17,100) in absentia for embezzling over $122.5 million from the airline company.18:24 03.03.2017
Ex-Russian MP charged with large scale fraud arrested in absentiaMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for fugitive ex-communist lawmaker Denis Voronenkov, who stands charged with large scale fraud.17:37 03.03.2017
Kalashnikov Concern files trademark infringement suit against French firmThe firearms maker Kalashnikov Concern has filed with the Commercial Court of the Udmurt Republic a lawsuit against French company Cybergun over alleged trademark infringement.16:03 03.03.2017
Russian court stops proceedings in Rosneft’s lawsuit against TransneftThe Moscow Commercial Court has stopped proceedings in a lawsuit filed by Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft against Transneft oil company over allegedly unlawful cancellation of oil transfer services.15:02 03.03.2017
Supreme Court overturns fine imposed on disabled Russian ex-colonel in bribery caseThe Supreme Court of Russia overturned an 800,000-ruble fine (about $13,700) imposed on convicted ex-colonel Yury Gaidukov, who had been earlier freed from prison sentence in bribery case because of loss of sight.14:02 03.03.2017
Prosecutor again seeks 8 years in jail for Aeroflot ex-manager in embezzlement caseProsecutor has again demanded an 8-year prison sentence for Nikolay Glushkov, former Aeroflot first Deputy Director General in charge of Finance, who stands accused of embezzling over $122.5 million from the airline company.12:03 03.03.2017
Supreme Court upholds sentence for detention center ex-officer in state disclosure caseThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the sentence for ex-employee of the notorious Matrosskaya Tishina pretrial detention center, Pavel Petran, who was found guilty of disclosure of state secrets.11:14 03.03.2017
Four members of Hizb-ut-Tahrir receive suspended sentences in RussiaA court in Russia’s Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug has found four local residents who joined the ranks of the terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, banned in Russia, guilty of extremism crimes and subjected them to suspended prison terms.10:54 03.03.2017
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