Bill on harsher punishment for procurement violations adopted in first readingA bill toughening punishment for violations in the sphere of procurement for state and municipal needs passed its first reading in the State Duma on Thursday.17:49 29.03.2018
Prosecutor demands 15 years in prison for former high-ranking investigatorA prosecutor on Thursday asked a court to sentence ex-chief of the Investigative Committee’s Internal Security Directorate Mikhail Maksimenko charged with taking $550,000 in bribes to15 years in prison.16:49 29.03.2018
Russian court sentences Tajik national to 15 years for recruiting terroristsA court in St. Petersburg has sentenced a citizen of Tajikistan Farkhod Nazarov to 15 years in prison for recruiting new members to the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia.15:59 29.03.2018
Alleged Russian gang leader sentenced to nearly 10 years for extortionThe Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow on Thursday sentenced an alleged gang leader Zachary Kalashov, also known as Shakro Molodoy, to 9 years and 10 months in a high security penal colony as part of a criminal case over extortion of 8 million rubles ($138,600).14:55 29.03.2018
Chairman of Russian Human Rights Council advocates for revision of law on ralliesPublic mourning events in the memory of victims of the blaze in Kemerovo’s Zimnyaya Vishnya (“Winter Cherry”) shopping mall showed the need of amending the law On Meetings, Rallies, Demonstrations, Marches and Pickets.13:32 29.03.2018
Prosecutor seeks to imprison alleged ISIS cell leader for 16 yearsA prosecutor has asked a court to sentence Farkhod Nazarov, an alleged cell leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization prohibited in Russia, to 16 years in a high security penal colony.13:12 29.03.2018
Russian citizen gets 4 years in absentia for fighting in Azov Battalion in DonbassMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court has sentenced Russian national Roman Zheleznov to 4 years in prison in absentia for fighting as a mercenary of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov Battalion in Donbass.12:27 29.03.2018
Russian government backs bill on video interrogation of witnessesRussia’s government has approved a bill on video interrogation of witnesses.11:59 29.03.2018
Deputy head of Buryatia’s Emergencies Ministry arrested for alleged corruptionLaw enforcement officers have arrested deputy head of Russia’s Ministry of Emergencies Directorate for the Buryatia Republic Dmitry Unagayev suspected of taking bribes for cover-up during examination of fire safety.10:30 29.03.2018
Russian investigators seek UK legal support in case of Skripal’s daughterThe Investigative Committee of Russia has forwarded a request to the UK authorities seeking legal support in a criminal case over attempted murder of Yulia Skripal, the daughter of the former Russian intelligence officer Sergey Skripal.09:59 29.03.2018
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