Bashneft case defendant Airapetyan reports investigator’s abuse of powerLevon Airapetyan, currently under house arrest on charges in the Bashneft embezzlement case, claims lieutenant-colonel Alexei Veselyev, head of investigation, abused his authority.18:01 02.07.2015
Mention of war heroes, Olympic champions in alcohol ads may be banned in RussiaThe legislature of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area in western Siberia has submitted a bill to the State Duma to prohibit the mention of war heroes and Olympic champions in alcohol advertising.16:38 02.07.2015
ECHR accepts complaint filed by Beslan terror attack victimsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted the complaint filed by victims of terror attack on Russian Beslan.15:21 02.07.2015
Trust Bank and Cypriote firm seek amicable agreement in $41 mln lawsuitThe preliminary hearings of a lawsuit filed by Trust Bank to collect over 2.3 billion rubles ($41 mln) from Belenfield Trade Limited have been postponed until August 26 as the parties are negotiating an amicable settlement.13:36 02.07.2015
Crimean tax official charged with briberyNikolai Kochanov, the head of the Crimean department of the Federal Tax Service, has been charged with bribing a federal security official.12:15 02.07.2015
Russian court takes Justice Ministry’s side against Church of ScientologyThe Izmailovsky District Court in Moscow has dismissed a complaint filed by the Church of Scientology Moscow against the Justice Ministry’s refusal to register its charter.11:06 02.07.2015
Man who posed as social media mogul in US pleads guilty of rent scam - reportRussian national living in US, Pavel Sukhorukov, suspected of posing as social media mogul and luxury apartment fraud, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Manhattan court.10:20 02.07.2015
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