Litvinenko’s widow not sure how long public inquiry will takeMarina Litvinenko, widow of ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko who died in 2006 in London, and her lawyer, Elena Tsirlina, do not know how long a public inquiry into Litvinenko’ death will take but hope it will reveal the circumstances of his death and identify those responsible, RIA Novosti reports.16:46 31.07.2014
Ukrainian parliament rejects Yatsenyuk’s resignationUkraine’s parliament has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, RIA Novosti announced.15:11 31.07.2014
ECHR awards Yukos shareholders EUR 1.86 billion in damagesThe European Court of Human Rights has awarded the shareholders of the former Yukos oil company EUR 1.86 billion in damages in a lawsuit filed against the Russian tax authorities.13:50 31.07.2014
Moscow teen school shooter to remain detained until OctoberMoscow's Basmanny District Court extended the detention of Sergey Gordeev, the 15-year-old who was detained in February after a shootout and hostage crisis in a Moscow school that left a teacher and a police officer dead, for two months, the court told RAPSI on Thursday.13:22 31.07.2014
Interior Ministry to help telecom regulator fight online violationsRussia’s Interior Ministry will help the telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, expose online violations, an official ministry spokesperson told RIA Novosti.12:19 31.07.2014
Rosagroleasing embezzlement suspects appeal for mitigated chargesA court in the Lipetsk Region has returned a case of two business people charged with embezzling of over 500 mn rubles ($14 mn) from Rosagroleasing to the General Prosecutor’s Office after they refused to cooperate with the prosecutor as previously agreed and are now requesting mitigated charges, Kommersant reports.11:47 31.07.2014
Italian court overturns deportation ruling on Ablyazov’s wife as unlawfulItaly’s Supreme Court of Cassation has ruled that the deportation of Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of the former head of BTA Bank, Mukhtar Ablyazov, to Kazakhstan was unlawful, RIA Novosti announced, citing Italian media.10:54 31.07.2014
Accused Russian hacker’s lawyer alleges identity messThe defense lawyer for Russian national Roman Seleznev, who was arrested on charges of cyber fraud, says federal attorneys failed to prove they have arrested the right man, RIA Novosti announced.10:34 31.07.2014
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