Courts may send cases back to prosecutors for filing more serious chargesThe Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that courts may send criminal cases back to prosecutors for bringing more serious charges, the court's press office reported.14:14 02.07.2013
Snowden backs out of staying in Russia on conditions offered - KremlinNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden had asked for asylum in Russia, but changed his mind after learning about the conditions put forward by Moscow, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.13:31 02.07.2013
Municipal authorities to receive share of fines paid for consumer rights violationsA group of upper house legislators have sponsored a bill proposing that 50% of every fine paid by companies for violating consumer rights which does not go into the federal coffers be divided evenly between local governments and consumer rights advocacy groups.13:07 02.07.2013
UAE court passes guilty verdicts on 64 alleged extremistsThe Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates has found the majority of the 94 Emiratis charged with plotting to overthrow the government guilty.12:46 02.07.2013
Couple accused of spying for Russia sentenced to 6.5 and 5.5 years in German prisonA German court on Tuesday convicted Andreas and Haydrun Anshlag on charges of having spied for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, and sentenced the pair to 6.5 and 5.5 years in prison respectively.12:15 02.07.2013
Former prosecutor involved in casino scandal released from custodyAlexander Ignatenko, former First Deputy Prosecutor of the Moscow Region, has been released from custody after being held on remand in the Lefortovo detention center in Moscow since February.11:42 02.07.2013
Fake Kyrgyz passport was issued to fugitive ex-head of BTA BankThe State National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan has officially confirmed that a Kyrgyz passport was illegally issued to Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh billionaire and former board chairman of BTA Bank who is wanted for embezzlement.10:43 02.07.2013
Complaint against denial of parole to Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova sent to Supreme CourtThe Zubovo-Polyansky Court of the Republic of Mordovia has sent to the republic's Supreme Court a complaint against the lower court's decision to deny parole to Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.10:20 02.07.2013
Germany set to convict alleged Russian spiesA German court will announce Tuesday the verdict in a trial against a German-based couple accused of spying for Russia for over 20 years. Andreas Anschlag, 54, and his wife Heidrun, 48, were arrested in Germany in October 2011.09:28 02.07.2013
Conflicting reports on Snowden's Russian asylum claimEdward Snowden, who is being sought by the United States after leaking classified documents on the activities of US intelligence agencies, did not apply for the political asylum in Russia.20:38 01.07.2013
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