Another suspect in Mufti of Tatarstan assassination attempt arrestedOn Monday, Kazan's Vakhitovsky District Court arrested Rustam Kashapov, resident of Tatarstan, on suspicion of taking part in the assassination attempt of Mufti of Tatarstan Ildus Fayzov and in assassinating head of the Spiritual Muslim Board of Tatarstan Valiulla Yakupov.11:59 24.07.2012
VTB's purchase of Bank of Moscow shares to be disputed in courtThe transaction on the purchase of 46.5 percent of shares in the Bank of Moscow from the city government has been appealed in court, an outcome which the bank warned its potential investors of in its perpetual Eurobonds.11:43 24.07.2012
Magnitsky's mother demands disclosure of prosecutors' namesThe mother of Sergei Magnitsky has requested Moscow's Simonovsky District Court to disclose the names of the 12 prosecutors investigating her son's case, the Hermitage Capital press service reports.10:50 24.07.2012
Police ordered to apologize for rights violationsThe Interior Ministry has published a draft order obliging police officers to apologize to people whose rights have been violated. The apologies should be made no later than a month after the incident took place.10:12 24.07.2012
Norilsk Nickel appeal in Rusal dispute postponedThe Third Commercial Court of Appeals postponed until July 30 Norilsk Nickel's appeal against the court ruling obliging it to provide Rusal with its corporate documents.18:07 23.07.2012
Federal Antimonopoly Service disputes verdict in Gazprom lawsuitThe Federal Antimonopoly Service have filed an appeal against the Moscow Commercial Court's dismissal of its decision that Gazprom had violated competition law when holding the tender for the right to place exchange-traded bonds.17:35 23.07.2012
Chili Peppers and Franz Ferdinand show support for Pussy RiotPyotr Verzilov, husband of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, one of three Pussy Riot band members arrested for hooliganism at Christ the Savior Cathedral, plans to give her letters of support on Tuesday written by several famous rock musicians.17:16 23.07.2012
U.S. court partially dismissed claims against "Russian" galleryThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld the motion to dismiss the bulk of claims of fraud filed against ABA Gallery, which specializes in Russian art.16:50 23.07.2012
Tax service contests dismissal of $626k Christian Dior tax chargeThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has registered the tax watchdog's lawsuit challenging the judgment which invalidated the $626,000 supplemental tax charge on Christian Dior's subsidiary Christian Dior Couture Rus.16:31 23.07.2012
Russian Space Systems head denies involvement in GLONASS fraudYuri Urlichich, General Director and General Designer of the Russian Space Systems, said that he is not the founder of the two firms involved in the criminal case on the non-targeted expenditure of budget funds stipulated for the development of the GLONASS navigation system.15:57 23.07.2012
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