U.S. investor Calvey, others involved in $40 mln embezzlement case freed from house arrestThe Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday changed a restrictive measure of Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and other defendants in a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case from house arrest to restraining order.18:09 12.11.2020
Ex-regional Governor Belykh convicted of bribery seeks for lesser punishmentEx-Governor of the Kirov Region Nikita Belykh convicted of bribery has filed a petition seeking to replace an unserved part of his prison term with a lesser sentence.17:15 12.11.2020
Moscow court upholds fine against Navalny’s associate for non-compliance with court orderMoscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Thursday upheld imposition of a 100,000-ruble ($1,300) fine on director of Alexey Navalny’s foundation Ivan Zhdanov for refusal to delete video defaming businessman Alisher Usmanov.16:31 12.11.2020
Lawyers of arbiter assaulted by ex-footballer turn to Prosecutor General over caseDefense lawyers for arbiter Nikita Danchenko assaulted by ex-player of the Russian national football team Roman Shirokov have turned to Russia’s Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov seeking to reclassify a case against the athlete.12:11 12.11.2020
Russian court sentences wanted Ukrainian businessman to 4 years for $18 mln tax evasionMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court has sentenced Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin in absentia to 4 years in jail for evading over 1.4 billion rubles (over 18 million) in taxes.10:42 12.11.2020
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