Moscow Region district ex-head Shestun sentenced to 15 years in jailA court in the town of Podolsk has sentenced ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun to 15 years in high-security prison for fraud, bribery, money laundering and illegal business running.13:55 25.12.2020
Pandemic provoked spike in appeals to business ombudsmen in 2020 – TitovThe number of applications submitted to the federal business rights commissioner increased by 16%, from 2,474 in 2019 to 2,878, Titov stated. About 40% of all applications concerned the coronavirus pandemic consequences, he added.15:08 16.12.2020
Moscow Business Rights Commissioner seeks extension of business support packageMoscow’s Business Ombudsman Tatiana Mineyeva considers necessary to adopt one more support package for entrepreneurs.12:08 15.12.2020
About 5,000 complaints submitted to Moscow Business Ombudsman year to dateMoscow’s Business Ombudsman Tatiana Mineyeva received around 5,000 applications in the first ten months of this year.16:36 26.11.2020
Investigators seek for extension of ex-Khabarovsk Krai Governor’s detention until springInvestigators have filed a motion seeking to extend detention of ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005 until March 9.16:15 24.11.2020
New pro bono legal aid model emerges in RussiaA new model of provision of legal aid on pro bono basis is emerging on the Russian legal services market as lawyers begin to offer free legal advice to small and medium sized businesses, Chair of Bar Association A1 Alexander Zablotskis informs RAPSI.11:35 17.11.2020
Russian Prosecutor General proposes small business audit moratorium extensionRussia’s Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov on Friday suggested that suspension of planned checks of small businesses should be extended amidst the coronavirus infection spread.12:59 13.11.2020
Russian PM extends tax deferment for small and medium businesses hit by pandemicRussia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday signed an order extending deferral for payment of taxes, fees in advance and insurance for small and medium businesses and individual entrepreneurs hurt by the coronavirus pandemic for another three months.13:35 12.11.2020
Online interrogations to facilitate faster probes – Russia’s Public Business OmbudsmanOnline examinations of witnesses and victims may fasten preliminary investigations, as well as shorten times accused persons are kept in pretrial detention centers, Public Business Ombudsman, Co-Chair of Rost political party Alexander Khurudzhi believes.13:14 10.11.2020
Man detained in case over murder of businessman suspected of extortion – investigatorsInvestigators have launched a case on extortion and illegal deprivation of liberty against Alexander Mavridi suspected of murdering Myasnaya Imperia and Ozeretskiye Kolbasy companies owner Vladimir Marugov.14:10 09.11.2020
Public ombudsman for small and medium businesses urges revision of taxation parametersRussia’s tax system hinders development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME); it is necessary to revise the parameters of taxation, Public SME Ombudsman, founder of family cafes chain AnderSon Anastasia Tatulova believes.15:21 03.11.2020
Work of Moscow nightspots not to be restricted - officialMoscow authorities have no plans to restrict the work of the city’s night clubs and restaurants as recommended by Russia’s consumer rights agency Roskomnadzor because certain measures to control visiting of such places have already been taken in the city.15:43 27.10.2020
Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov freed from detention as part of double murder caseThe Krasnoyarsk Krai Court has released local businessman Anatoly Bykov charged with double homicide masterminding from detention.13:32 22.10.2020
Russia’s Business Ombudsman proposes extension of support of SMEs for next few monthsRussia’s Government needs to select industries affected by the pandemic not by micromanagement on the basis of the National Classifier of Types of Economic Activity, but proceeding from tax reports, Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov believes.17:23 08.10.2020
Russian business rights advocates favor humanization of tax offences treatmentHumanization of treatment of tax offences will positively reflect on both business community and state, believes civil ombudsman for protection of detained businesspersons’ rights Alexander Khurudzhi.14:00 30.09.2020
Russian lawyer proposes to introduce mediation procedure in criminal proceedingsVictims and defendants need to have an opportunity to settle their conflicts under mediation procedure, Co-Chair of Business Against Corruption Center lawyer Anatoly Kucherena believes.11:59 30.09.2020
Russia’s Business Ombudsman asks President to save entertainment industryRussia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov has appealed to President Vladimir Putin asking him to prolong a program of subsidies for wages and salaries in the industry of entertainment, organization of congresses and staging of exhibitions.17:44 21.09.2020
Ex-Khabarovsk Region Governor accused of businessmen murder to stay detained until winterThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld extension of detention of Khabarovsk Region Governor Sergey Furgal charged with organized murders of businessmen in 2004-2005.13:00 18.09.2020
Moscow Business Ombudsman reports 100 successful cases in 2020The Office of Moscow Business Rights Commissioner Tatiana Mineyeva could help to settle one hundred cases in favor of businesspersons since the beginning of 2020.16:22 17.09.2020
Businessman recovers $40K from Russia’s Finance Ministry for unlawful prosecutionEntrepreneur Yury Chub could recover three million rubles (about $40,000) from Russia’s Finance Ministry for unlawful prosecution continuing over almost 14 years.18:06 15.09.2020