Former Russian penitentiary official’s sentence for graft comes into forceThe St. Petersburg City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by ex-deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Nikolay Barinov against a 3.5-year prison sentence given to him for taking about 110 million rubles (about $2 million) in bribes during a detention center construction.18:00 15.01.2020
Russia’s President proposes to bolster Constitutional Court’s roleIn his address to the Federal Assembly on Wednesday Russia’s President Vladimir Putin proposed to enhance the role played by the Constitutional Court in order to improve the quality of the national legislation and to secure the interests of the country’s citizens.17:19 15.01.2020
President Putin stands for priority of Constitution in Russia’s legal frameworkIt is necessary to guarantee the priority of the national Constitution in Russia’s legal framework, where any international law standards and decisions of international bodies may be in effect only to the extent they do not restrict civil rights and liberties and comply with Russia’s Constitution, President Vladimir Putin stated addressing the Federal Assembly on Wednesday.16:02 15.01.2020
Putin proposes to extend State Duma powers in terms of naming Cabinet of MinistersRussian President Vladimir Putin during his address to the Federal Assembly on Wednesday proposed to extend the powers of the State Duma when it comes to the naming of government.15:15 15.01.2020
Control and supervision reform must be finished in 2020 - Russian PresidentIt is necessary to complete the reform of means of control and supervision in 2020 and therefore make the activity of businesses more convenient and easier, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said in his address to the Federal Assembly on Wednesday.14:58 15.01.2020
Putin: Minimum wages and pension adjustment rules need Constitutional guaranteesThe provisions that the minimum wages and salaries are to be at or above the subsistence income of the employable population need to be fixed in the Constitution, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said in his address to the Federal Assembly on Wednesday.14:03 15.01.2020
Demand to seize Russian Xiaomi reseller’s assets worth $11.6 mln dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a petition of GPB Factoring company seeking to seize assets of Retentiva Distribution Company, a reseller of Xiaomi in Russia, in the amount of 714 million rubles (about $11.6 million).13:02 15.01.2020
Russian citizen accused of murder of child in kindergarten found insaneA resident of Naryan-Mar, a city in Russia’s Nenets Autonomous Area, who stands charged with killing a 6-year boy in a local kindergarten, has been found insane.12:01 15.01.2020
Transaero airline asks court to declare Ilyushin Finance aviation lessor bankruptTransaero air carrier has filed a petition to declare Ilyushin Finance Co aviation lessor bankrupt.11:42 15.01.2020
Initially detained Russian deaf society head put under house arrest in embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court has ruled that detention of the president of All-Russian Society of the Deaf Valery Rukhledev charged with embezzling over 50 million rubles (over $800,000) be replaced with house arrest until April 17.10:25 15.01.2020
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