Constitutional Court approves supervision of repeat offendersRussia’s Constitutional Court has ruled against a suit that questioned the provisions of a law on the post-prison administrative supervision of offenders, reads the ruling published on the court’s website on Wednesday.17:30 28.05.2014
Another suspect in 2012 Moscow riots case detainedMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for activist Dmitri Ishevsky, suspected of participating in the riots that engulfed central Moscow in May 2012, the court told RAPSI.16:25 28.05.2014
Russian nationalist to remain detained in lawyer's murder investigationThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal against the detention of Ilya Goryachev, who is suspected of involvement in a notorious extremist movement and implication in the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov, attorney Nikolai Polozov wrote on his Twitter account.14:45 28.05.2014
Russian Ministry of Justice authorized to put NGOs on foreign agent listOn Wednesday, the Federation Council approved a law authorizing the Ministry of Justice to register certain non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as foreign agents.14:13 28.05.2014
Alleged Stradivarius violin found in burglar hideout in RussiaThe police have found an alleged Stradivarius violin during a search of a suspected burglars’ flat in Tver, a city north of Moscow. Interpol is searching for the violin’s owner, the Russian Interior Ministry announced on its website on Wednesday.13:38 28.05.2014
Naftogaz hires Norwegian law firm for arbitration with GazpromAccording to the Ukrainian state procurement registry update posted on Wednesday, Naftogaz has enlisted lawyers from the Norwegian Wikborg, Rein & Co. firm for the upcoming litigation with Russian gas monopoly, Gazprom.13:11 28.05.2014
Russian upper house passes bill on fines for hiding dual citizenshipThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, on Wednesday passed a bill on penalties for concealing dual citizenship.12:12 28.05.2014
Leader of Central Asian terrorist group arrested near MoscowThe police have arrested a member of the banned terrorist organization, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, who was recruiting Central Asians in the Moscow Region.11:32 28.05.2014
Russian judges cautioned against vacationing abroad - reportRussian judges and court employees have been cautioned against traveling to the countries that have extradition agreements with the United States, Kommersant newspaper writes on Wednesday.11:07 28.05.2014
Convicted Russian banker Matvei Urin charged in another fraud case - reportAnother case has been opened against Russian banker Matvei Urin who was convicted and sentenced in 2011 for a road-rage incident. He is now suspected of having embezzled $2.7 million from Slavyansky Bank.10:49 28.05.2014
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