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Activist sentenced to 4 years for repeated violations at rallies

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday found activist Konstantin Kotov guilty of repeated violations of a rally holding order and sentenced him to 4 years behind bars.

18:58 05.09.2019

Russian Defense Ministry ordered to pay $61k to ex-soldiers suffered tank fire

A court in the Leningrad Region on Thursday ordered the Defense Ministry of Russia to pay 4 million rubles (about $61,000) to three ex-common soldiers, who had suffered from tank gun hits during army exercises.

17:46 05.09.2019

Ruling on recovery of $4.5 mln from lawyer involved in Roscosmos embezzlement case upheld

The Moscow District Commercial Court on Thursday upheld lower courts’ rulings ordering recovery of 308 million rubles from ($4.5 million) from Chairman of Tretyakov & Partners law firm Igor Tretyakov involved in the Roscosmos embezzlement case.

16:46 05.09.2019

Prosecutor seeks 4.5 years in jail for activist accused of repeated violations at rallies

A prosecutor has asked the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow to pass a 4.5-year prison sentence upon Konstantin Kotov charged with repeated violations of a rally holding order.

14:58 05.09.2019

Ex-Deputy Culture Minister to be released on parole in $1.5 mln embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling on parole of the former Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov in a 100-million-ruble embezzlement ($1.5 million) case.

12:33 05.09.2019

Effectiveness of fraud case investigations drops – Russian business ombudsman

Effectiveness of investigations into fraud criminal cases is declining, according to Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov.

10:59 05.09.2019

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