Moscow City Court returns Navalny brothers embezzlement case to prosecutorsThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a previous court decision to return a case against opposition activist Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg to prosecutors, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.17:22 18.06.2014
Criminal case may be opened over ex Russian Interior Ministry general’s suicideRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office may open a criminal case over suicide committed by Boris Kolesnikov, former deputy head of the Interior Ministry’s Chief Anti-Corruption Directorate, Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin said Wednesday at the Federation Council meeting.16:26 18.06.2014
Supreme Court announces openings for judicial positionsRussia’s Supreme Court has announced an open application period to fill judicial positions, one-third of which remain vacant, Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev told journalists.15:47 18.06.2014
Russian upper house passes bill on citizenship for foreign investorsThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, on Wednesday passed a bill on granting citizenship to foreigners who invest more than 10 million rubles ($287,278) in Russia, or who have a Russian diploma and have worked here for at least three years.14:50 18.06.2014
Defamation case against opposition activist Navalny moved to June 30The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow on Wednesday postponed until June 30 the hearing of a defamation lawsuit filed by Igor Rudensky, head of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, against opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:51 18.06.2014
Federation Council approves Crimea and Sevastopol judicial system reformThe Federation Council approved several bills on reforming the judicial system of Crimea. The reforms are based on Russia’s existing system, including the process for selecting judges and establishing judicial system bodies.13:19 18.06.2014
Russia opens criminal case against top Ukrainian officials Avakov and KolomoiskyRussia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and Dnipropetrovsk Governor Ihor Kolomoisky, committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told journalists on Wednesday.12:49 18.06.2014
Russian parliament to review space cooperation agreement with CubaRussia’s government has forwarded a bill on the ratification of a peaceful space cooperation agreement with Cuba to parliament, the cabinet wrote on its website Wednesday.11:46 18.06.2014
Russian student charged with manufacturing explosive substance in UKA magistrate court in London will hear the case of a Russian student, who was arrested under an investigation into the manufacture of a suspicious substance at Newcastle University, on June 23.11:09 18.06.2014
Russia to investigate journalist's death in UkraineAn investigation was opened into the murder of Vesti correspondent Igor Kornelyuk near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the Investigative Committee spokesman, Vladimir Markin, said on Tuesday.10:28 18.06.2014
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