Politkovskaya murder suspect objects to accomplice plea bargainFormer Interior Ministry officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, who is charged with planning the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, has filed a motion for the court to withdraw the plea bargain agreement with his accomplice, Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov.18:02 11.10.2012
Gazprombank contests rejection of grid company acquisitionGazprombank has filed a complaint with the Moscow Commercial Court to overturn the Federal Antimonopoly Service's July 6 decision to reject its acquisition of 50.9 percent of the voting shares in Moscow United Electric Grid Company (MOESK) for the purposes of trust management.17:51 11.10.2012
$30 mln art collection at stake in divorce of former Russian senatorA district court suspended a ruling that would have stripped Olga Slutsker, ex-wife of former Russian senator Vladimir Slutsker, of her ex-husband's $30 million art collection, thus leaving the collection in her hands, the Federal Bailiff Service announced Thursday.17:30 11.10.2012
Russian investigators probe opposition in light of new documentaryThe Investigative Committee has received the videos which served as the basis for the scandalous anti-opposition film Anatomy of Protest-2, and they are being reviewed.16:49 11.10.2012
Madonna's representatives fail to show up at $10.7 mln lawsuit hearingMadonna's representatives failed to appear at a St. Petersburg's Moskovsky District Court preliminary hearing on the lawsuits filed against her and her concert organizers.16:19 11.10.2012
Oppositionist Udaltsov admits to having contacts with Georgian citizensOpposition activist Sergei Udaltsov admitted during an Investigative Committee interrogation that he has had contact with Georgian citizens. The admission was in response to his being identified in the Anatomy of Protest-2 film.16:00 11.10.2012
Former intelligence officer to stand trial for attempted mutiny on October 18The Moscow City Court will hold on October 18 the preliminary hearing in the case of former Main Intelligence Directorate officer Vladimir Kvachkov, who has been charged with preparing a mutiny.14:38 11.10.2012
Ukrainian energy company questions debt repayment guarantees to RussiaA representative of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) has doubts over the existence of letters from 1996 by the then Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko which gave government guarantees for UESU liabilities to the Russian Defense Ministry.13:14 11.10.2012
Annulment of police uniform contract worth $125 mln upheldThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the lower court's decision to annul the state contract between the Interior Ministry and Shveyprom for police uniform production worth $125 million.12:42 11.10.2012
Russia's top social network to pay for illegally hosting songsThe St. Petersburg Commercial Court has sided with Gala Records in its lawsuit to recover $18,000 from VKontakte social networking service for hosting songs by the popular singer MakSim.12:06 11.10.2012
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