Supercomputer designer freed from detention, put under house arrest in fraud caseRussia’s Business Ombudsman Boris Titov welcomes a decision of the Moscow City Court, which relaxed the preventive measures in a procurement fraud case against AO T-Platform CEO and shareholder Vsevolod Opanasenko, freeing him from detention and putting him under house arrest on Wednesday.18:03 18.03.2020
Yekaterinburg city lawmaker sentenced to 7 years in high security prisonThe Kirovsky District Court in the city of Yekaterinburg has sentenced a former head of the Sverdlovsk Region capital construction department, currently a lawmaker of the city legislative assembly, Oleg Kagilev, and his partner Dmitry Shadrin to 7 years in a maximum security penal colony each.17:09 18.03.2020
Prosecution seeks up to 14 years in jail for Tatarstan policemen in torture caseProsecutors have demanded high security prison terms ranging from 10 to 14 years for ex-police officers of the Niznekamsk District of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan involved in a case over torture of detainees.16:16 18.03.2020
Organizer of mass Moscow cemetery clashes gets over 3 years in prisonThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday found Georgy Makaryev guilty of organizing violent clashes at the city’s Khovansky cemetery involving scores of people and sentenced him to 3 years and 9 months behind bars.15:02 18.03.2020
Ex-Russian top investigator ordered to 12-year jail for $1 mln briberyThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday sentenced ex-director of the Investigative Committee's Main Investigations Directorate, General Alexander Drymanov to 12 years in a high-security prison for $1 million bribery.14:05 18.03.2020
Probe opened into attack against Russian embassy in Ukraine’s KievInvestigation has been launched after the recent attack against Russian embassy in Ukraine.13:50 18.03.2020
Indictment set to be approved against Russian professor accused of student murderA criminal case against the St. Petersburg State University’s history professor Oleg Sokolov, who stands charged with the murder of his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko, has been forwarded to prosecutors for the indictment to be approved.12:25 18.03.2020
Bankruptcy procedure against former Browder's firm extended for monthThe Commercial Court of the Republic of Kalmykia has extended bankruptcy proceedings against a firm believed to be formerly controlled by William Browder’s Hermitage Capital Management for a month.11:11 18.03.2020
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