Courts could ensure openness and transparency of proceedings amid pandemic – PutinRussia’s courts were able to ensure openness and transparency of proceedings amid the pandemic, President Vladimir Putin said addressing the participants of a meeting of judges of Russia’s general jurisdiction and commercial courts held on Tuesday.21:43 09.02.2021
Number of inmates in Russian prison decreases – officialThe number of convicts held in correctional system facilities has decreased in Russia up to 482,000 people by the beginning of 2021, the Supreme Court’s head Vyacheslav Lebedev announced Tuesday.17:39 09.02.2021
Litigants to take part in hearings via their smartphones – Russia’s Supreme Court ChairThe progress in the development of new technologies and web conferences will permit parties to participate in court hearings via their personal smartphones or computers, according to the Chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev.16:26 09.02.2021
Foreign investors win nearly 90% of cases in Russia – Supreme Court’s headForeign investors win about 90% of legal disputes in Russian Courts, according to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.15:04 09.02.2021
Navalny’s spokesperson to stay under house arrest in sanitary breaches caseThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld house arrest for Kira Yarmysh, the spokesperson for Alexey Navalny, as part of a case over sanitary and epidemiological violations.14:43 09.02.2021
Investigators seek house arrest for municipal lawmaker in rally sanitary violations caseInvestigators have filed a motion seeking to place Moscow’s municipal lawmaker Konstantin Yankauskas charged with incitement to violation of anti-coronavirus sanitary requirements during unauthorized rallies under house arrest.12:00 09.02.2021
Ex-construction official gets 13.5 years in prison in Vostochny Cosmodrome graft caseMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court found ex-deputy chief of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Mordovets guilty of bribery and abuse of office during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome and sentenced him to 13.5 year in high-security prison.11:15 09.02.2021
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