Ex-police officer accused of hooliganism for beating 81-year old manA former road police officer, who had beaten an 81-year old man, was charged with hooliganism.18:08 12.12.2019
Ex-regional penitentiary official ordered to 3.5-year jail for briberyThe former deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s Rostov Region Main Directorate (FSIN) Sergey Ralnikov has been sentenced to 3.5 years in high-security prison for taking bribes.17:44 12.12.2019
State Duma lawmakers endorse airport smoking lounge initiativeA bill on isolated smoking rooms in airports’ transit zones passed its third and final reading in the State Duma on Thursday.16:35 12.12.2019
Russian MPs give vote for better jail conditions for mothers, pregnant womenThe State Duma adopted a bill improving custodial conditions for pregnant women and mothers with kids aged up to 3 years in the third and final reading on Thursday.15:14 12.12.2019
Ex-chief of Russian Transport Ministry’s structure gets 5 years for embezzlementVladimir Nikolayev, ex-head of Volga-Balt Administration, the federal government institution under the Russian Ministry of Transport, has been sentenced to 5 years behind bars for embezzlement of 40 million rubles (over $630,000) allocated from the federal budget for bottom deepening.14:09 12.12.2019
Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on minimal wage increaseThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, has passed a bill to increase minimal monthly wage by 7.5%, up to 12,130 rubles (over $190), starting January 1, 2020. Current minimal monthly wage is estimated at 11,280 rubles.13:39 12.12.2019
Defendant in Moscow judge threat case to undergo mental examinationMoscow’s Basmanny District Court ordered resident of Voronezh Mikhail Kvasov, who stands charged with murder threats to a judge, to be recommitted to a mental hospital.13:16 12.12.2019
Russian regional lawyer arrested on suspicion of fraud attemptA lawyer from a bar association of the Irkutsk Region has been arrested on suspicion of attempted large-scale fraud.12:46 12.12.2019
Minors’ ombudsman to monitor palliative care provision to children in Russian regionsChildren’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova and the St. Petersburg children’s hospice will monitor the efficiency of palliative care in Russian regions.11:59 12.12.2019
Ex-geological official ordered to spend 3.5 years in custody for fraudThe 235 Garrison Military Court has sentenced ex-first deputy chief of the Russian State Geological Company (Rosgeo) Ruslan Gorring to 3.5 years in penal colony for large-scale fraud.10:30 12.12.2019
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