Men behind embezzlement of $40 mln from Defense Ministry receive prison termsMoscow’s Tagansky District Court on Monday sentenced defendants in a case over 2.9 billion-ruble (over $40 million) embezzlement from the Russian Defense Ministry to prison terms ranging from 7 to 12 years.18:08 14.12.2020
Russian investigators charge 3 Lithuanian judges over 1991 riots rulingRussian investigators brought charges against 3 Lithuanian judges with issuance of unjust ruling in a case over clashes in Vilnius in January 1991.17:17 14.12.2020
Prosecutors urge 15 years in jail for Russian historian in student murder caseThe prosecution on Monday demanded 15 years behind bars collectively for history professor Oleg Sokolov charged with killing his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko and arms trafficking.15:58 14.12.2020
Appeals instance overturns $3,000 fine imposed on Moscow children’s hospiceThe Moscow City Court on Monday overturned a 200,000-ruble ($3,000) fine imposed on the Lighthouse Charity Foundation (children’s hospice Dom s Mayakom) for errors in the organization’s drug register and quashed the administrative proceedings.13:58 14.12.2020
St. Petersburg court seizes property of ex-head of Kama Region highways, his wifeA court in St. Petersburg upon a motion of a First Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia has forfeited property worth 17.5 million rubles ($240,000) belonging to ex-chief of the Prikamye Federal Highway Administration (Kama Region) Sergey Tsarkov and his former wife Anna.12:39 14.12.2020
Chair of Russian Supreme Court awarded Distinguished Service OrderPresident Vladimir Putin has awarded the Distinguished Service Order to Chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev.10:58 14.12.2020
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