Absentia arrest upheld for Georgian politician accused of plotting riots in RussiaThe Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to arrest Georgian politician Givi Targamadze in absentia on charges of plotting riots in Russia, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.16:36 13.03.2013
Eleven Russian nationals in Thai prisons - consulateEleven Russians are serving prison sentences in Thailand, and five others are under investigation or at trial, diplomat Andrei Dvornikov told RIA Novosti on Thursday.16:26 07.03.2013
Moscow police arrest Hitachi manager murder suspectsMoscow police arrested three men this week suspected of killing a top manager from the Hitachi company in the Moscow Region in December.12:06 07.03.2013
Leading soloist detained over acid attack on Bolshoi directorBolshoi Ballet leading soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko and two others have been detained in connection with the recent acid attack against Artistic Director Sergei Filin.10:28 06.03.2013
Polish police arrest Russian national suspected of fraud in UralsPolish law enforcement authorities have arrested a Russian national suspected of misappropriating the assets of several plants in the Urals.16:57 01.03.2013
Georgian politician arrested in absentia in Russian riots caseThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has approved the arrest in absentia of Georgian politician Givi Targamadze, who is charged with organizing mass riots in Russia. Targamadze has been put on the federal and international wanted list.14:44 21.02.2013
Russian police arrest 90 at organized crime gatheringsPolice in Moscow have detained some 90 people at two meetings of alleged criminal gangs, including one so-called "coronation" of an organized crime boss.11:46 19.02.2013
Sudan untroubled by ICC arrest warrant of presidentThe Sudanese government is not concerned about the request of the International Criminal Court to arrest President Omar al-Bashir during his visit to Chad and Libya.10:46 18.02.2013
Four Muslims arrested for war crimes in BosniaThe State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) on Tuesday arrested four Bosnian Muslims in the town of Bihac, in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina, on suspicion of committing crimes against prisoners of war during the 1992-1995 conflict.10:03 13.02.2013
Former Tajik prime minister arrested at Kiev airportThe Court of Boryspil (Kiev Region) upheld a recommendation by the prosecutor's office to detain former prime minister of Tajikistan, Abdumalik Abdullodzhonov, for 40 days.17:10 07.02.2013
Uzbek bankers arrested over foreign currency dealsThe heads of several Uzbekistan banks have been detained for making illegal foreign currency transactions.12:44 07.02.2013
Hearing to extend suspect's arrest in Politkovskaya murder postponedThe Moscow City Court will hear on February 5 the request to extend the arrest of a former police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov accused of murdering journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya.15:49 01.02.2013
Russian tycoon arrested in Cambodia refuses to testify - attorneyReal estate mogul Sergei Polonsky and the other two Russians who were arrested in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, in late December, refused to give testimony to the investigating magistrate, one of their Cambodian attorneys told RIA Novosti by telephone.10:52 01.02.2013
Detained Moscow rioter seeks €6,000 from Russia in ECHRDetained Moscow rioter Vyacheslav Aristov has filed a claim against Russia with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) demanding €6,000 in compensation for damages arising from his arrest and sentencing for his involvement in the mass riots that tore through central Moscow last May on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration, his representative Konstantin Terekhov told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Thursday.16:42 24.01.2013
Russian oligarch accused of forcing sailors overboard to be interrogated aloneA Cambodian court will summon Russian citizens Konstantin Baglay and Alexander Karachinsky for interrogation on January 29 separately from oligarch Sergei Polonsky, Sergei Vladi, his former partner in foreign projects, told RIA Novosti.17:53 23.01.2013
Five alleged Indian spies arrested in PakistanThe Pakistani special services have arrested five alleged Indian spies at two different locations in Lahore, Pakistani TV channel Geo News reported.12:41 22.01.2013
Detention of opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev upheldThe Moscow City Court on Monday rejected the appeal filed by opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev's attorneys against the extension of his detention.14:19 21.01.2013
Arrest of former official in defense holding fraud extendedThe Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow on Friday extended the house arrest of former Defense Ministry Property Department head Yevgenia Vasilyeva.15:54 18.01.2013
Man who filmed torture in a Georgian prison arrestedVladimir Bedukadze, a former warden who filmed incidents of torture in the Gldani Prison in Georgia, was arrested in Tbilisi International Airport.13:44 18.01.2013
Renowned bohemian restaurateur accepts arrest for dismembering wifeAlexei Kabanov, the founder of a popular chain of cafes in Moscow, is unlikely to appeal his pretrial detention after admitting to killing and dismembering his journalist wife.15:52 17.01.2013