Former head of Rostec subsidiary suspected of $10 million fraudPolice have detained former head of a subsidiary of the Rostec Corporation on suspicion of embezzling 350 million rubles ($9.8 million), the Interior Ministry reports on Wednesday.17:03 30.04.2014
Spanish police arrest banana-throwing fan after Alves humiliationPolice have arrested a fan who threw a banana at Brazilian Dani Alves, a full-back for FC Barcelona, in a game against Villarreal on Sunday, El Pais writes.16:28 30.04.2014
Politkovskaya murder trial moved to May 14The Moscow City Court will hear oral arguments in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case on May 14, RAPSI reports from the courtroom Wednesday.16:02 30.04.2014
Parole granted less often by Russian courts in 2013Russian convicts have been applying for fewer parole hearings while the courts have been granting them less often, according to recent Russian Supreme Court Judicial Department data.14:51 30.04.2014
Ukrainian prosecutors investigate 47 cases over protests in KievKiev Prosecutor’s Office is investigating 47 criminal cases connected with the protests on the Independecne Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) in Kiev, prosecutor Nikolai Gerasimyuk told the press on Wednesday13:59 30.04.2014
Mladić defense team requests postponement due to computer failureLawyers for General Ratko Mladić, former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), have requested a postponement for three weeks due to the tribunal’s computer network failures, the Beta news agency reports.12:18 30.04.2014
FBI to start foreign corrupt practices unitA special unit to investigate corruption outside the US will be created in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, AP reports Tuesday citing a statement by US Attorney General Eric Holder.11:08 30.04.2014
Ex-head of Kazakh BTA Bank accuses French prosecutor of slanderThe former head of the Kazakh BTA Bank, Mukhtar Ablyazov, whose extradition case is being heard in France, has accused public prosecutor Solange Legras of slander. She said Ablyazov tried to influence the French court.10:27 30.04.2014
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