Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova seeks sentence deferment until child comes of ageNadezhda Tolokonnikova, who was sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral, has asked the court to postpone her sentence until her daughter comes of age.17:11 07.11.2012
Sentence reduced for ex-shipping CEO charged with $67 mln theftThe Moscow City Court has mitigated the sentence of Yuri Privalov, the former head of a Sovcomflot subsidiary, to three years in prison. He was earlier sentenced to 4.5 years for stealing more than $67 million.16:48 07.11.2012
Teacher and two chemists detained in radioactive meth lab casePolice officers have detained three individuals suspected of having created a radioactive drug laboratory in Moscow.16:17 07.11.2012
St. Petersburg man charged for leaving fake bomb near mosqueA criminal case has been opened against a St. Petersburg man who allegedly left a pig's head and a fake bomb near a mosque.15:44 07.11.2012
Russian lawmakers to clarify the definition of fraudState Duma lawmakers plan to distinguish between everyday fraud and fraud in the business sector. The draft law was submitted to the Duma on April 11 and adopted in the first reading on October 23.15:11 07.11.2012
Arrest of suspect in Kaspersky's son kidnapping extendedThe Moscow City Court extended the arrest of Nikolay Savelyev, one of the alleged organizers of the kidnapping of the son of businessman and prominent software developer Yevgeny Kaspersky.14:23 07.11.2012
Moscow lawyer goes on shooting rampage, kills fiveA lawyer for a Moscow pharmaceutical company fresh from a five-day bender opened fire from two automatic shotguns on his colleagues while they were sitting at their desks. He killed five and injured two.13:49 07.11.2012
Arrest of opposition figure implicated in coup upheldThe Moscow City Court upheld the arrest of opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhaev accused in the case of organizing mass riots. He is charged with organizing public unrest together with Left Front movement coordinator, Sergei Udaltsov, and his assistant, Konstantin Lebedev.13:25 07.11.2012
Lawsuit to evict City Without Drugs to be heard on December 12The Sverdlovsk Region Commercial Court will hold a hearing on December 12 as part of the lawsuit seeking to declare the City Without Drugs foundation's contract for the free use of premises in central Yekaterinburg invalid, the court materials read.12:29 07.11.2012
Defense holding fraud case primary suspect appeals arrestThe defense of Yekaterina Smetanova, former head of the Expert Legal Support Center and charged with large-scale fraud as part of the Oboronservis case, has disputed the court ruling on her arrest.11:58 07.11.2012
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