Supreme Court chairman advocates for broad seizure of assets of corrupt officialsAssets of corrupt officials must be seized not only when they are convicted and sentenced but even when cases against corrupt officials are dropped because the statute of limitations expire or such officials fall under amnesty, according to chairman of Russia's Supreme Court, Vyacheslav Lebedev.18:25 02.06.2015
Russia set to extend import ban on Western food – officialRussia will extend a ban on Western food imports if economic sanctions imposed on the country stay in place, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told journalists on Tuesday.17:21 02.06.2015
Russians accused of raising German flag over FSB building face up to two years in jailThree Russian nationals charged with hooliganism over their alleged involvement in raising a German flag over Federal Security Service (FSB) building in the city of Kaliningrad face prison sentences ranging from 20 to 24 months.16:46 02.06.2015
Russian terminally ill inmate granted parole after deathRussian national Vladimir Klimov, who had been sentenced to 15 years in jail and diagnosed later with cancer of kidney, was granted medical parole a month after his death.15:52 02.06.2015
Russian nationalist Goryachev pleads not guilty to setting up gang, killingsIlya Goryachev pleaded not guilty in the Moscow City Court on Tuesday to setting up a notorious extremist movement BORN, that stands for "militant organization of Russian nationalists", masterminding multiple killings.14:51 02.06.2015
Australian footwear company EMU drops Russian trademark suitRussia’s Intellectual Property Court has granted a request by Australian footwear company EMU to dismiss a suit seeking early termination of legal protection of a trademark which had been registered by a Moscow-based company.13:47 02.06.2015
Russian police arrest alleged hackers for $226,000 theft from bank clientsPolice in St. Petersburg have arrested two alleged hackers on suspicion of stealing some 12 million rubles (about $226,000) from bank accounts in 50 Russian regions.12:57 02.06.2015
Estonian national charged with espionage to stay in Russian detention until AugustThe Pskov Regional Court on Tuesday extended the detention of an officer of the Estonian security agency, Eston Kohver, who stands accused of espionage, until August 4.11:53 02.06.2015
Russia’s Far East shipyard suspected of siphoning $7.5 mln offshore - reportOver 400 million rubles ($7.5 million) received by Zvezda Shipyard, a large shipbuilding and engineering complex in Russia's Far East, were allegedly siphoned into offshore accounts, Izvestia newspaper reported on Tuesday.10:34 02.06.2015
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