Prosecutor seeks 5.5 years in jail for construction firm's ex-CEO charged with tax evasionThe prosecution demanded to sentence former head of the Mostovik construction firm Oleg Shishov, charged with 500 million rubles tax evasion ($7.8 million), to 5.5 years in prison.18:00 09.09.2016
New Russian child rights ombudsman to lobby for updating foreign adoptions lawNew children’s rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova announced in the interview with Russia 24 TV Channel on Friday that she would lobby for modernizing legislation on foreign adoptions called the Dima Yakovlev law.16:39 09.09.2016
Russian nationals detained in Poland on charges of aiding and abetting ISIS - reportA court in Bialystok, the largest city in northeastern Poland, ordered detention of four Russian nationals from Chechnya charged with accessory in financing and recruiting militants for extremist organizations operating in Iraq and Syria including the Islamic State.15:49 09.09.2016
Levada-Center to appeal its inclusion in “foreign agents” listOne of Russia’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Levada-Center, which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, will appeal its inclusion into a “foreign agent” list.13:50 09.09.2016
Russian banker Gitelson owes Finance Committee of Leningrad Region $23 mln - courtThe Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has granted an application filed by the Finance Committee of the Leningrad Region seeking to include the debt of bankrupted businessman and banker Alexander estimated at 1.46 billion rubles ($23 million) on the list of creditors' claims.12:29 09.09.2016
Criminal case against alleged assailants of ambulance transferred to courtA criminal case against two residents of Russia’s Irkutsk Region over assault against an ambulance during road incident has been transferred to court.10:51 09.09.2016
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