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Russians stole $363 mln from government in 2011

12:06 11/01/2012 Theft and robbery were the most common cases heard by Russian courts in 2011, whereas cases involving illegal enterprise were the least frequent, according to the Judicial Department’s report on Russian criminal court proceedings for the first six months of 2011. Russia lost $363 mln due to crime in the same period.

Debt relief

10:00 06/01/2012 President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law that changes the way individuals pay back bank loans. Now people will be able to repay the loan early in full or by installments provided two conditions are met.

Copyright worth $236.65 million

10:00 02/01/2012 The dispute between Russian publishing houses Terra and Astrel over the books of science-fiction writer Alexander Belyayev is extraordinary for at least two reasons. The first reason is the unprecedented size of the claim. Terra, which believes that its rights to Belyayev’s works were infringed, is seeking 7.5 billion rubles ($236.65 million) from Astrel. The figure amounts to 12.5 percent of annual sales on the Russian book market.

RAPSI choice: The most significant judicial and legal events of 2011

18:30 23/12/2011 This year the Russian legal system resolved public conflicts of past years, determined which participants of nationalist riots and murders were right and wrong, finished hearing the second and last (for now) YUKOS case, and granted citizens two rights – posthumous trials and permanent residence registration at country cottages.

Fighting corruption in Russia: No cause for celebration

17:07 13/12/2011 On December 9, the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day. For Russia, this is something of a professional holiday, as it has found itself in an unenviable position in numerous anti-corruption ratings in the past few years.
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Investigative Committee to check circumstances of arrest of Russians in Belarus

16:24 07/08/2020 Russia’s Investigative Committee is checking circumstances of the arrest of 33 Russian nationals in Belarus.

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