Prosecutor seeks real jail term for defendant in Moscow metro coronavirus joke caseProsecution asked the Presnensky District Court of Moscow to sentence Karomatullo Dzhaborov, a pranker who had allegedly played several coronavirus jokes in the Moscow metro in 2020, to 4 years in penal colony.17:40 30.07.2021
Director of regional tour firm gets 3 years in jail for stealing clients’ moneyA court in Russia’s town of Lipetsk on Friday sentenced the director of a local tourist agency Tatiana Yermakova to 3 years in jail for stealing over 1 million rubles ($14,000) from the firm’s clients.17:29 30.07.2021
Ombudsman Moskalkova urges international community to protect Russian speakers in UkraineRussian Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has called international human rights organizations to take measures to prevent further discrimination of the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine.16:00 30.07.2021
Man ordered to community service for publishing Hitler photo on Immortal Regiment siteAndrey Akimov residing in Russia’s Orenburg Region has received 1-year community service for publishing the image of Adolf Hitler on the Immortal Regiment website.15:47 30.07.2021
Prosecutor demands 25 years behind bars for alleged leader of 1990s Moscow gangA prosecutor has demanded 24 years and 11 months behind bars for Sergey Zakharov, an alleged leader of a Moscow gang accused of committing murders in the 1990s.14:33 30.07.2021
Montenegro extradites University president charged with embezzlement to RussiaMontenegro has extradited to Russia president of the Pushkin University in the Leningrad region Vyacheslav Skvortsov, who stands charged in a criminal case over embezzlement of about 2.5 million rubles ($35,000).12:52 30.07.2021
Alleged accomplices of ex-Promsvyazbank owners to stand $1.2 bln embezzlement trialThe Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow will consider an 87-billion-ruble ($1.2 billion) embezzlement case against alleged accomplices of the former owners of Promsvyazbank Alexey and Dmitry Ananyevs.11:53 30.07.2021
Obligatory wearing of gloves reversed in Moscow’s public spacesMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Friday signed a decree lifting the order to wear gloves in public spaces, including transport and shops.10:36 30.07.2021
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