Russian legislators could be stripped of political power for withholding income reportsSergei Neverov and Irina Yarovaya, members of Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, proposed stripping legislators of political power for failure to report their income.17:51 18.05.2015
Russian Supreme Court upholds dismissal of $2.5-million suit against Defense MinistryRussia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by Kamov Design Bureau, part of Russian Helicopters, to recover 101 million rubles ($2.5 million) in debt from the Defense Ministry, according to a statement by the court.16:42 18.05.2015
Russian businessman Polonsky deported from Cambodia faces fraud chargesReal estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky who was deported from Cambodia to Russia on Sunday faces charges of large scale fraud, Interior ministry spokeswoman, Yelena Alekseyeva, told journalists on Monday.15:36 18.05.2015
Russian conscript files claim with ECHR over alternative service - reportSergei Kholkin, a Russian conscript from Murmansk, filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) alleging that he had been deprived of his right to perform alternative service, Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday.13:51 18.05.2015
Former construction boss at Vostochny space center placed under house arrestA court in Vladivostok in Russia's Far East placed Viktor Grebnev, former director general of TMK (Pacific Bridge Building Company), a contractor in the Vostochny Cosmodrome project, under house arrest.12:32 18.05.2015
Steel giant Mechel appeals ruling ordering it to pay VTB Bank about $1 billionThe Moscow Commercial Court has registered an appeal filed by Russian integrated mining and steel company Mechel challenging an April ruling that orders it to pay VTB Bank 50.2 billion rubles (about $1 billion) in overdue debt.11:46 18.05.2015
Russia won't launch parliamentary probe into Nemtsov's murderRussia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, refused to launch a parliamentary investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, an opposition politician who had been gunned down in February in central Moscow.10:34 18.05.2015
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