ICTY frees convicted Croatian generalsThe Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has found Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac not guilty after they were convicted last year for committing military crimes against the Serbs in 1991-1995.18:00 16.11.2012
Court denies ruling in Dubrovka hostage crisis came into effectThe Lefortvosky District Court has received a letter of protest from the prosecutor's office against the ruling obligating the Investigative Committee to open a criminal case against the officials who allegedly committed violations during the storm of the Dubrovka Theater in 2002.17:34 16.11.2012
Deputies draft new bill to protect children's rights in RussiaThe head of a State Duma Committee has proposed disallowing jury trials in sexual crimes cases concerning underaged individuals and prohibiting the public dissemination of information that details the physical and psychological sufferings of the child victims in such cases.17:17 16.11.2012
Lawyer sues Prime Minister MedvedevAttorney Igor Trunov has submitted a lawsuit against Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, asking the authorities to draft a bill regulating the procedure for holding legal proceedings in the event that a defendant is dead.16:48 16.11.2012
Court ruling comes into effect on opening Dubrovka hostage caseThe Lefortovsky District Court's ruling has come into effect to force the Investigative Committee to open a criminal case against the officials who allegedly committed violations during the storm of the Dubrovka Theater in Moscow in 2002.15:44 16.11.2012
Renowned attorney appointed Moscow business association presidentMikhail Barshchevsky, a renowned lawyer and the government's representative to higher courts, has been appointed as the president of the Moscow International Business Association (MIBA) at the annual MIBA meeting on Friday.15:07 16.11.2012
Lawsuit on Nemiroff management change to be heard on December 13The Moscow Commercial Court will begin reconsidering on December 13 the Nemiroff vodka company's lawsuit to recognize as illegal its distributor's resolution to replace its CEO.14:49 16.11.2012
Infamous Colonel Budanov murder case to be tried by juryThe Moscow City Court will hold a public jury trial for the case of Yusup Temerkhanov, who is accused of murdering ex-Colonel Yuri Budanov in June 2011. In July 2003, Budanov was convicted of war crimes in Chechnya.13:44 16.11.2012
Aeroflot shareholder's suit for access to procurement data dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed Aeroflot shareholder Igor Shilovsky's lawsuit in which he sought to be provided with information on the company's procurement activities in 2012.13:09 16.11.2012
Over $1.5mln embezzled in Defense Ministry state contractsThe Interior Ministry has revealed that 53 million rubles ($1.64 million) were embezzled from state contracted funds for the maintenance of military cities.12:52 16.11.2012
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