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Strasbourg court awards Russian spy Sutyagin 20,000 euro

18:15 03/05/2011 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarded 20,000 euro to Igor Sutyagin, who was convicted in Russia of spying and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Suspension of lawsuit between Property Management Agency and Baturina's firm canceled

17:12 03/05/2011 The Moscow Federal District Commercial Court has overturned the suspension of a claim filed by the Federal Property Management Agency (Rosimushchestvo) against Setunskaya.

Taking photos of Russian judges should be restricted

10:40 28/04/2011 Russian journalists suggest that publishing photos of Russian judges on high-profile cases be restricted for their safety. RIA Novosti Editor-in-Chief Svetlana Mironyuk called for this measure at the first session of the Public Commission on Collaboration with Moscow’s Community of Judges.

Russian upper house approves draft law amendments on bribery fines

16:15 27/04/2011 The upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, has approved a draft law proposing to introduce fines of up to 100 times the amount of corrupt payments and bribes.

U.S. jury fails to decide Russia’s pilot case

11:02 27/04/2011 The jury in New York has failed to deliver a verdict in the case of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko and three other codefendants.

Legal profession gains popularity in Russia

17:50 26/04/2011 Over 65,000 lawyers work in Russia, Yevgeny Semenyako, the president of the Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers, said today at the 5th All-Russian Convention of Lawyers.

British court upholds Berezovsky’s yacht case appeal

16:07 22/04/2011 A British court upheld an appeal from businessman Boris Berezovsky against an earlier ruling ordering Berezovsky to pay 7.2 million euro in commissions to Edmiston & Co for selling his yacht Darius.

Russia loses millions from corruption in the military

15:49 22/04/2011 Corruption in the military has led to 176 million rubles in losses for the Russian government in the past three months alone, Alexander Sorochkin, the head of the Investigatory Committee’s Military Investigation Department, announced today.

Former Russian mayor gets four years for bribery

15:40 22/04/2011 The Smolensk Regional Court has found former Smolensk Mayor Eduard Kachanovsky guilty on bribery charges and sentenced him to four years in reinforced regime colony.

Medvedev approves amendments to law on public procurement

17:02 21/04/2011 Last November, Medvedev criticized the present law on public procurement. He stressed that inappropriate expenses, including embezzlement and “kickbacks,” stand at over 1 trillion rubles per year.

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Lawyers need permission to bring phones, cameras to detention centers – Chamber

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Rapper gets 4 years in custody for road traffic accident in central Moscow

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