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Antimonopoly service may settle Telenor conflict by October

Igor Artemyev, the head of the federal antimonopoly service, says that its conflict with Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor in connection with the distribution of shares in VimpelCom Ltd. may be settled within the next two weeks. If this turns out to be the case, the service is likely to withdraw its lawsuit.

10:58 13.09.2012

Pussy Riot hope court will heed Medvedev’s words

The defense of the convicted Pussy Riot band members hope the court will consider the words of Prime Minister and United Russia leader Dmitry Medvedev, who has stated that a suspended sentence would have been sufficient in their case, attorney Nikolai Polozov said.

10:07 13.09.2012

ICTY lacks authority to investigate organ-trafficking in Kosovo

War crimes prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) lack any authority or mandate such that would allow them to launch a new investigation or revive an old one into allegations that ethnic Albanian rebels harvested the organs of prisoners of war in the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict, ICTY Public Information Assistant Ljiljana Pitesa told RAPSI Wednesday.

18:43 12.09.2012

Dismissal of $66.45 mln lawsuit against German plant's designer appealed

Trio Invest, part of Miratorg Agribusiness Holding, filed an appeal against a court decision to dismiss a lawsuit seeking the recovery of $66.45 million from Assmann Beraten+Planen, which designed a storage facility for the plaintiff near Domodedovo, Moscow Region.

18:22 12.09.2012

Domodedovo terrorist trial not to be open to public

On Tuesday, the court turned down a motion to open the trial over a terrorist attack at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport to the public.

17:31 12.09.2012

Two Moscow rioters to remain in custody

The Moscow City Court upheld the decision to retain Stepan Zimin and Vladimir Akimenkov in custody until November 6, the court's press service told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com). Zimin and Akimenkov are suspected of having participated in the May 6 riots on Bolotnaya Square in the center of Moscow.

16:20 12.09.2012

Russia to seize assets of oligarchs Berezovsky and Patarkatsishvili

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has requested that the UK seize the assets of Boris Berezovsky, as well as those of Badri Patarkatsishvili's family, according to a deputy inquire made available to RIA Novosti.

15:39 12.09.2012

Former Russian nuclear complex exec's sentence reduced

The Moscow City Court reduced former Rosatom deputy head Yevgeny Yevstratov's sentence to two months in detention. Yevstratov is accused of having embezzled almost 50 million rubles ($1.58 million).

14:51 12.09.2012

Kosovo organ-harvesting claims may lead to prosecution in special court

An investigation into the allegations that ethnic Albanian rebels harvested the organs of prisoners of war for sale on the black market in the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict may lead either to prosecution in front of the international judges already serving the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo’s (EULEX), or to the creation of a special tribunal, EULEX Special Investigative Task Force [SITF] spokesman Juri Laas told RAPSI Wednesday.

11:48 12.09.2012

Court rejects opposition leader Navalny's appeal of defamation fine

The Moscow City Court rejected an appeal launched by opposition leader Alexei Navalny of a lower court's decision to impose against him a 100,000 ruble ($3,170) compensatory judgment in favor of businessman Vladlen Stepanov in the latter's defamation lawsuit.

11:31 12.09.2012

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