Strauss-Kahn settles lawsuit with hotel maidFormer International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a New York City hotel maid who accused him of attempting to rape her have agreed to settle her civil lawsuit against him.10:03 11.12.2012
Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office accuses United States of derailing Shcherban caseUkrainian First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin believes that the U.S. Department of Justice is trying to derail the case of Ukrainian MP and businessman Yevgeny Shcherban, who was killed in 1996.18:15 10.12.2012
Mezhprombank's third-priority creditors to receive 1.5% claim amountMezhprombank's third-priority creditors will receive 1.53 percent of their claim amount as the majority of the obligations fall on them, the Deposit Insurance Agency, the bank's bankruptcy receiver.17:50 10.12.2012
Rights czar describes Russian human rights situation as "tense"The human rights situation in Russia is "tense" and "ambiguous," Presidential Council on Human Rights head Mikhail Fedotov said on Monday.17:22 10.12.2012
Siberian magistrate convicted of causing a wreck while driving drunkThe Tomsk Regional Court has deprived a magistrate of her license for 1.5 years for driving drunk and causing an accident, the regional prosecutor's office reported on Monday.17:13 10.12.2012
Bill on criminal liability for repeat drunk driving submitted to State DumaThe State Duma Security and Anti-Corruption Committee head Irina Yarovaya has submitted a bill that would impose criminal liability against anyone who, after having already lost his or her driving license on the basis of a drunk driving offense, is found to commit certain offenses while driving under the influence.16:54 10.12.2012
E-justice does not yet work in RussiaLawyers in Russia are not yet ready to cooperate with commercial courts via e-communication, Supreme Commercial Court Board Deputy Chairman Artur Absalyamov said while speaking at the Second International Legal Congress "Dialogues on the Future," organized by RIA Novosti and the Russian Legal Information Agency.16:05 10.12.2012
Men accused in high-speed train terror plot sentenced to 15-18 yearsThe Moscow City Court sentenced four individuals connected with the case of a terror plot aimed at a high-speed train running between St. Petersburg and Moscow to between 15 and 18 years in prison.15:31 10.12.2012
Hermitage museum seeks prosecutorial assistance with blasphemy allegationsState Hermitage Museum head Mikhail Piotrovsky has requested that the St. Petersburg Prosecutor General's Office deal with accusations by local residents deriding a recent exhibition by Jake and Dinos Chapman as blasphemous.14:57 10.12.2012
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