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Convicted mastermind of 1998 murder of Russian MP seeks for parole

Mikhail Glushchenko, a former State Duma lawmaker sentenced to 17 years in prison for the murder of fellow parliamentarian Galina Starovoitova has filed a petition for parole.

17:51 20.05.2020

Case over antique blades smuggling attempt reaches Russian court

A court in Russia’s Republic of Karelia will proceed with a case over smuggling more than 100 antique epees and sabres.

16:38 20.05.2020

Russian man faces trial for alleged bribing security officer

A court in Russia’s city of Omsk will consider a criminal case against a local resident, who has allegedly given a 200,000-ruble ($2,800) bribe to a Federal Security Serice (FSB) officer.

14:46 20.05.2020

Appeal against 11-year sentence of Komi Republic ex-head adjourned until June 10

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has postponed an appeal against an 11-year sentence of ex-head of Russia’s Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaizer, who had been found guilty of fraud, money laundering and corruption, until June 10.

13:59 20.05.2020

Probe opened into deadly crash of military helicopter in Moscow Region

A criminal case has been opened after the crash of a military helicopter Mi-8 in the Moscow Region resulted in the death of three crew members.

11:43 20.05.2020

Russian man fined $4k for fake about non-provision of air travellers with protective gears

A court in the town of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has fined a local citizen 300,000 rubles (over $4,000) for distributing fake news about late providing passengers of the flight between Bangkok, Shanghai and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with individual protective gears.

10:55 20.05.2020

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A 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 conditions

Russia'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 Duma

Lawmakers 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