Russian top-ranking police official charged with abuse of power posthumouslyCharges have been brought against Boris Kolesnikov, a police general who committed suicide after being detained for suspected abuse of power last year.16:48 28.04.2015
Russia’s top investigator Bastrykin stands for supremacy of domestic lawAlexander Bastrykin, chairman of the Investigative Committee, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily in an interview that primacy should be granted to domestic law over international law.15:38 28.04.2015
Russia banned eight extremist organizations in 2014 - officialEight extremist organizations were banned in Russia in 2014 upon request of federal prosecutors, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika said on Wednesday.14:32 28.04.2015
VTB files $52 million lawsuit against MechelVTB Bank has filed a 2.66 billion rubles ($51.7 million) lawsuit against indebted OAO Mechel, a Russia-based integrated mining and steel corporation.12:38 28.04.2015
Rival of notorious Russian tycoon released on bail in Cambodia - reportRussian businessman Nikolai Doroshenko, who was detained in Cambodia on March 25 after failing to appear in court in the case over breach of trust initiated by his rival, infamous Russian developer Sergei Polonsky, has been released on bail.11:40 28.04.2015
Bill on auditing foreign-financed religious organizations reaches Russian parliamentRussian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma on improving the supervision of religious organizations with foreign financing, says a statement posted on the government’s website on Tuesday.10:53 28.04.2015
Russian man gets 3 years for attempted fraud involving Rostec's research centerA court in Moscow sentenced Viktor Meshchenkov, director of a British Virgin Islands-based company, to three years in prison for attempted theft of 1.28 billion rubles ($25 million) from a research center affiliated with state-owned defense and technology holding Rostec.17:53 27.04.2015
Russian government's commission approves compensation bill for Crimean depositorsThe Russian government's legislative commission approved a compensation bill for the clients of Ukrainian banks in Crimea proposed by the Finance Ministry.16:41 27.04.2015
Russian lawmakers suggest raising fines for refusal to address mass media requestsLawmakers from the All-Russia People's Front in the lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, suggest raising fines for state officials who refuse to address mass media requests and withhold information.15:38 27.04.2015
Russian court sentences PwC manager Rogozhin to 8 years in jail in absentiaMoscow's Tagansky District Court sentenced Stanislav Rogozhin, head of a "Russian business group" in Germany belonging to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to eight years in prison in absentia over alleged fraud linked to subsidiary of state-owned defense and technology holding Rostec.14:41 27.04.2015
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