Probe into Moscow student involved in illegal rally case completedInvestigators have completed a probe into the Moscow Aviation Institute student Andrey Barshay, who had allegedly given a National Guard officer a poke in the back during an unauthorized summer rally on July 27, 2019.17:27 29.01.2020
Russian prosecutors push for rarer placing of criminal defendants in detentionRussian prosecutors believe that investigators ask courts to detain defendants in minor and medium gravity criminal cases far too frequently, a statement released on the official website of the Prosecutor General’s Office reads.16:19 29.01.2020
Civic Chamber member proposes to capture society role in Russian Constitution preambleThe secretary of Russia’s Civic Chamber Lydia Mikheyeva believes it necessary to enshrine the role of civic society in the enacting clause of the Constitution.15:05 29.01.2020
Ex-bankrupt trustee of agro-corporation ordered to 4.5-year jail for $3 mln embezzlementA court in Russia’s Omsk has sentenced a former bankruptcy receiver of the Corporation Agro-Trust Vyacheslav Aleksin to 4.5 years behind bars for embezzling over 207.5 million rubles (over $3 million) from the enterprise’s bankruptcy estate.14:34 29.01.2020
Russia’s patent agency upholds denial of Alcoholics Anonymous brand registrationThe Chamber for Patent Disputes has upheld an earlier Russian Federal Agency for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) decision to refuse registration of American Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. brand A.A.13:02 29.01.2020
Blogger denied reversal of sentence for threats against children of law enforcementThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Wednesday dismissed a cassation appeal filed by blogger Vladislav Sinitsa against his 5-year jail sentence for online calls for violence against children of law enforcement officers.12:40 29.01.2020
Jail sentence of 27 July riots participant Malyshevsky reduced by 3 monthsThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday reduced sentence given to Eduard Malyshevsky for assault on a police officer at the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27 from 3 years to 2 years and 9 months in jail.12:11 29.01.2020
Five suspects in abuse of power against journalist Golunov arrested in MoscowFive suspects in a case over abuse of authority during the arrest of journalist Ivan Golunov have been apprehended in Moscow.11:23 29.01.2020
Ex-owner of Russian confectionary acquitted by jury in murder caseJurors have acquitted Ilya Averyanov, ex-owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik, in a case over killing a guard during the shooting on the factory’s premises.10:56 29.01.2020
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