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Moscow attorney’s embezzlement case is gross interference in civil matters - lawyers

A criminal case against Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion charged with embezzling 1 billion rubles (about $15 million) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM) is a rude and unwarranted interference in civil matters, according to a statement of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers.

17:35 18.08.2020

Human Rights Council turns to U.S. Google office over YouTube blocking of Russian media

Chair of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council Valery Fadeyev has sent a letter to the U.S. Google office asking to clarify the reasons behind blockings of YouTube channels run by Russian mass media outlets.

16:24 18.08.2020

Uralchem seeks information disclosure in U.S. courts amid Togliattiazot case

Fertilizer producer Uralchem has initiated a disclosure procedure in the U.S. courts in order to file further claims related to the fact of damage caused by the theft of Togliattiazot profits through a fraudulent scheme involving the Swiss offshore company Nitrochem Distribution AG.

15:00 18.08.2020

Defendants in fake COVID-19 tests sale case receive suspended terms

Three defendants in a case over selling fake coronavirus short-term tests on Tuesday received one-year suspended terms each, according to the ruling of Moscow’s Savelovsky District Court.

14:51 18.08.2020

Fashion model sentenced to 4 years in jail over theft of $300,000 from State Duma MP

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow has sentenced fashion model Olga Sintyureva to 4 years in jail in a case over theft of 22 million rubles (about $300,000) from a lawmaker of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament Sergey Zhigarev.

13:58 18.08.2020

Twenty six children returned from Syria – Russian child rights commissioner

An airplane of Russia’s Defense Ministry with twenty six Russian children onboard returned from Syria overnight into Tuesday, according to the press service of the minors’ ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova.

12:02 18.08.2020

Moskalkova asks U.S. Attorney General to back Russian mother’s sentence mitigation plea

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has requested United States Attorney General William Barr to support a sentence mitigation motion filed by Bogdana Osipova convicted of the so-called kidnapping of her own children.

11:47 18.08.2020

Guard firm’s appeal against license recall over kindergarten murder set for mid-September

The North-West District Commercial Court has scheduled a cassation appeal lodged by the private security firm Svyatogor whose employee had let a kid murder enter a kindergarten in Naryan-Mar, a town in the Nenets Autonomous Area, against revocation of its license for September 15.

10:49 18.08.2020

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A 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 conditions

Russia'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 Duma

Lawmakers 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