Navalny ordered to pay $14,400 in defamation caseThe Moscow City Court has ordered Russian anti-corruption campaigner and opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny who remains under house arrest to pay 500,000 (approximately $14,400) for defamatory statements through his blog.18:37 14.05.2014
Russia nominates first delegate for Interpol Executive CommitteeRussian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev announced that Russia has nominated Major General Alexander Prokopchuk, Head of the Interpol National Central Bureau of the Russian Interior Ministry, for the Interpol Executive Committee.16:44 14.05.2014
McDonald’s appeals recovery of $230k for breach of contract obligations in RussiaMcDonald’s has appealed against a ruling ordering it to pay about 8 million rubles ($229,365) in debt and penalties to six Russian businessmen for failing to make lease payments, RAPSI learned in the Moscow Region Commercial Court on Wednesday.16:13 14.05.2014
Seizure of Ukrainian candymaker Roshen’s accounts upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld the seizure of chocolate maker Roshen’s Russian bank accounts in a criminal case involving the Uniconf confectionary producers group, the court’s press service told RAPSI.15:36 14.05.2014
Prosecutor seeks 6 years in prison for Russian lawmakerDuring the trial at Moscow City Court the prosecutor demanded six years in prison for state lawmaker Konstantin Shirshov who is accused of fraud, RAPSI reports from the court on Wednesday.14:56 14.05.2014
Prosecutor demands guilty verdict for Politkovskaya murder suspectsProsecutor Boris Loktionov on Wednesday asked the jury to find all defendants in the Anna Politkovskaya case guilty of the journalist’s murder, RAPSI reports from the Moscow City Court.13:18 14.05.2014
Russian banks will be able to provide information under FATCA statuteThe Russian government has approved a bill to allow Russian financial institutions to provide information about US taxpayers and to oblige foreign financial institutions to report Russian taxpayers to Russia’s Federal Tax Service, reads a statement on the government’s website.12:40 14.05.2014
Russian lawmaker proposes Constitutional Court reformLawmaker Viktor Pinsky (United Russia) has submitted a bill to the State Duma that would amend the law on the Constitutional Court. The goal is to reform the court and to introduce new principles for cooperation with the European Court of Human Rights, Kommersant newspaper writes on Wednesday.11:47 14.05.2014
Ukrainian court bans Russian Bloc partyThe District Administrative Court in Kiev has banned the pro-Russian Russian Bloc party, the UNIAN news agency has reported. Russian Bloc supported Viktor Yanukovich at the 2004 presidential election and the Party of Regions at the 2006 parliamentary election.11:12 14.05.2014
Naftogaz ordered to repay $80 mln debt to its subsidiaryThe Kiev commercial court has ruled that Naftogaz Ukraine must repay a debt of 930 million hryvnias ($80.1 million) to its subsidiary, Ukrgasvydobuvannya, the largest natural gas and condensate producer in Ukraine, the UNIAN news agency has reported.10:41 14.05.2014
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