Russian Paralympic wrestler’s murderer gets 7.5 years in prisonThe Krasnoselsky District Court of St. Petersburg has sentenced Israil Aliyev, a resident of Voronezh, to 7.5 years in prison for the murder of Paralympic wrestler Semyon Filatov.19:04 27.07.2017
Husband of woman sentenced for attempt on his life put under house arrestVladimir Tkachenko, the husband of a woman sentenced to 6 years in prison for attempting on his life, had been put under house arrest by a court in Russia’s Altai Region.18:01 27.07.2017
Russian ex-Economy Minister Ulyukayev to stand trial on corruption chargesA criminal case against former Russia's Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev, who stands charged with extorting a $2 million bribe, has reached the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow.17:03 27.07.2017
Russian Supreme Court increases sentence of Hizb-ut-Tahrir cell’s organizer by 3 yearsThe Supreme Court has increased the sentence of Crimean resident Ruslan Zeytullayev, who was convicted of establishing in the republic a cell of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization banned in Russia, from 12 to 15 years in prison.16:32 27.07.2017
Ukraine asks U.S. court to dismiss Tatneft claim over $112 mln awardUkraine filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking to dismiss the enforcement petition of Russian oil company Tatneft that had won $112 million in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.15:26 27.07.2017
Potanina loses $15 bln claim against billionaire ex-husbandThe Presnensky District Court of Moscow dismissed a lawsuit lodged by Natalia Potanina seeking to collect 849.2 billion rubles (about $15 billion) from her ex-husband, billionaire Vladimir Potanin.14:50 27.07.2017
Raoul Wallenberg’s niece sues Russia’s FSB over information about her uncleMarie Dupuy, niece of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who went missing in the late 1940s, had filed a lawsuit against Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) with a Moscow court seeking to obtain information about the fate of her uncle.14:10 27.07.2017
Prosecutors appeal against release of Russian tycoon PolonskyProsecutors filed an appeal against release of Russian businessman Sergey Polonsky, who had been found guilty of large-scale embezzlement.13:29 27.07.2017
Putin toughens penalties for illegal alcohol circulationRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill toughening penalties for illegal production and sale of alcohol and alcohol-containing products into law.13:07 27.07.2017
Corruption in Russia down 14% in first half of 2017 – Prosecutor GeneralThe number of corruption-related crimes registered in Russia in the first six months of 2017 decreased by about 14 per cent, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika said addressing the Collegium of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office on Thursday.12:22 27.07.2017
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