House arrest of one more elderly scientist accused of treason upheldThe Moscow City Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by an employee of the Central Research Institute for Engineering Technology (TsNIImash) Sergey Meshcheryakov, who stands charged with treason, against his house arrest.19:09 25.07.2019
Moscow Region district ex-head’s appeal against detention adjourned till late JulyThe Moscow City Court on Thursday postponed an appeal hearing on the extension of detention of ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun charged with fraud and bribery until July 30 because of the defendant’s poor health.18:39 25.07.2019
Moskalkova seeks to clear up circumstances of Russian vessel’s arrest in UkraineRussia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova on Thursday asked by telephone her Ukrainian colleague Lyudmila Denisova to clear up circumstances of the arrest of a Russian tanker.17:10 25.07.2019
Three suspects put in detention as part of Far Eastern camp fire caseThree suspects in a criminal case over a deadly fire in the children's camp Holdomi in the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia’s Far East, on Thursday were placed in detention.16:26 25.07.2019
Four men convicted of $1 mln Arctic shelf limit survey embezzlementThe Leningrad District Military Court convicted four defendants of embezzling 70 million rubles ($1 million) allocated for surveying shelf limits in the Arctic Ocean.15:00 25.07.2019
Government submits to State Duma bill permitting convicts serve sentences near homeRussia’s government has asked the State Duma to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to the effect that it included an option allowing to transfer convicts to penitentiary facilities located near places of residence of their relatives.14:15 25.07.2019
Police torture victims awarded $3,000 compensation by courtA court in the Zabaikalsky Krai ordered the Interior Ministry to pay 200,000 rubles ($3,000) to Victoria Barlybayeva and Anatoly Sokolov, who had suffered from tortures by police.13:48 25.07.2019
Special forces unit member pleads partially guilty to robbery, embezzlementAn employee of Russia's Alpha Group, the special-purpose counter-terrorism unit, Roman Obolensky has partially pleaded guilty to robbery and a 136-million-ruble embezzlement (over $2 million).12:14 25.07.2019
Council of Europe welcomes Russian ombudsman’s idea of human rights school lessonsThe Council of Europe has favoured a proposal by Russia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova to give human rights lessons at schools, according to the international CoE Communications Director Daniel Holtgen.11:43 25.07.2019
Over $4.5 bln in property of ex-Otkritie bank top managers impoundedProperty items in the amount of 289.5 billion rubles (over $4.5 billion) owned by five former top managers of Otkritie Bank have been impounded by court order.11:11 25.07.2019
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