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Russian Interior Ministry's top medic indicted

Investigative authorities have charged the Interior Troops’ chief physician Maj. Gen. Yury Sabanin with bribery. He faces 15-year imprisonment and a fine equal to 70 times the amount of the bribe.

10:27 28.06.2012

Russian MP deems 'Magnitsky bill' breach of presumption of innocence

The “Magnitsky Act's” endorsement by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is in breach of the presumption of innocence, as the sanctions against Russian officials are to be adopted without proving their guilt, State Duma Deputy Andrey Klimov said on Wednesday.

18:30 27.06.2012

Opposition leader gets 240 hours of public service on battery charges

The Leninsky Magistrates Court in Ulyanovsk found opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov guilty of striking local student Anna Pozdnyakova.

18:17 27.06.2012

Charity fund's lawsuit against popular TV channel to be heard on July 16

A district Court in Moscow has postponed until July 16 its preliminary hearing of the Federation charity funds defamation lawsuit against the Dozhd TV channel, the plaintiffs' representative told the Russian Legal Information Agency on Wednesday.

17:55 27.06.2012

Russia to retaliate ‎with Guantanamo list over US sanctions

Lawmaker Vyacheslav Nikonov has proposed drafting a “Guantanamo list,” or a “Bout list,” in response to the United States adopting a bill that would impose sanctions on Russian officials.

16:27 27.06.2012

Russia's Civil Code reshuffle meets business interests

Public and business community's opinions were thoroughly analyzed and taken into consideration while preparing the restated Civil Code for the second reading in parliament, lawmaker Alexander Remezkov said.

15:54 27.06.2012

Extremists detained over federal judge's assassination

Two extremist group members have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in Judge Eduard Chuvashov's assassination.

15:17 27.06.2012

Russia's Constitutional court backs rights of mentally ill

Russia's Constitutional Court ruled that current laws fully depriving mentally unstable individuals of their legal capacity do not correspond to the Constitution.

14:52 27.06.2012

Organizer of 1990s high profile murder detained

The Director General of Vnukovskiye Bani (Vnukovo baths) was arrested on Tuesday in Moscow on suspicion of organizing the murder of his colleague in 1990s, a law enforcement agency source told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

14:23 27.06.2012

Russian trader to stand trial in $30 mln Ponzi scheme

Businessman Alexei Kalinichenko accused of defrauding investors of 1 billion rubles ($30 million) using a Ponzi scheme has gone on trial in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg.

13:53 27.06.2012

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025