Moscow court upholds arrest of sons of businessman Mints in absentiaThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld arrest of two sons of businessman Boris Mints, Dmitry and Alexander, in absentia as part of a bond transaction embezzlement case.18:06 04.03.2020
Face recognition system suit proceedings quashedThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow dismissed a case over illegality of the face recognition system use on Wednesday.17:17 04.03.2020
Civic Chamber member proposes outright ban on production, sale of tobacco sucking packetsA member of the Civic Chamber Sultan Khamzayev on Wednesday proposed to draft a bill to utterly forbid production and sale of tobacco sucking packets (snus) in Russia.16:23 04.03.2020
Man accused of threats against Moscow judge pleads not guilty in courtA resident of town of Voronezh Mikhail Kvasov, who stands charged with murder threats to Moscow judge Stanislav Minin, confirmed his denial of guilt in the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow on Wednesday.15:05 04.03.2020
Two banks demand over $60 mln from former co-owner of troubled Russian refineryAbsolut Bank and Credit Europe Bank have lodged applications seeking to add a debt of board chairman of New Stream oil and gas company and former co-owner of troubled Antipinsky refinery Dmitry Mazurov charged with embezzlement totaling more than 4 billion rubles (over $60 million) to the creditors’ list.14:31 04.03.2020
Russia’s communications regulator finds irregularities in BBC World News broadcastsThe Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies, Communications and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has found irregularities in the broadcasts of BBC World News TV channel.13:08 04.03.2020
Defendant in Russia’s Primorye Oceanarium embezzlement case gets 12 years in jailAndrey Poplavsky, the former CEO of a state organization established to oversee the implementation of a presidential decree on the construction of the Primorye Oceanarium, has received 12 years in a high-security penal colony for large-scale embezzlement.12:12 04.03.2020
Ex-Russian penitentiary official convicted of graft seeks for paroleEx-deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Nikolay Barinov convicted of taking about 110 million rubles (about $2 million) in bribes during a detention center construction has filed a petition for parole with the Kolpinsky District Court of St. Petersburg.11:44 04.03.2020
Investigators complete probe into history professor charged with student murderInvestigation into Oleg Sokolov, the St. Petersburg State University’s history professor, who stands charged with the murder of his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko, has been completed.10:59 04.03.2020
Over 400 criminal cases opened following media reports in Russia in 2019 – officialRussian investigators launched over 400 criminal cases following journalist investigations and mass media publications in 2019.09:40 04.03.2020
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