Criminal case opened against Polish national fighting in UkrainePolish officials have begun prosecuting their citizens who are fighting on behalf of the East Ukrainian militia, the Polish Culture and Business Center in Kaliningrad reported citing Polish media.14:17 08.12.2014
Russian lawmakers call for life sentence for abuse of prisoners - reportIvan Sukharev and Anton Ishchenko, lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), have proposed life sentences for personnel of prisons and pretrial detention wards who torture inmates.10:49 02.12.2014
Bill making domestic violence separate crime submitted to State DumaA bill making domestic violence a separate crime and toughening penalties for domestic violence has been submitted by senator Anton Belyakov to the State Duma.17:15 01.12.2014
Decision to open case against fugitive Russian judge delayed againOn Friday, Russia’s High Qualification Board of Judges was again unable to hear a request from Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin to initiate legal proceedings against Moscow Commercial Court Judge Irina Baranova, RIA Novosti reports from the courtroom.14:55 28.11.2014
Russia considers tougher penalties for illegal wildlife trade over internetIllegal wildlife trade over the internet could be deemed as serious as drug trafficking according to the bill which will be introduced in 2015, TASS reported on Tuesday, citing Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Rinat Gizatulin.13:35 25.11.2014
Donetsk People’s Republic introduces military field courts in conflict areaThe leadership of the Donetsk People’s Republic is launching military courts in areas currently in a state of martial law, the self-proclaimed republic’s government announced on its press service website.12:57 20.11.2014
Magnitsky relatives appeal against his posthumous prosecution in Supreme CourtThe mother of Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a detention facility, appealed to the Russian Supreme Court to block the posthumous prosecution of her son, Hermitage Capital informed RAPSI on Thursday.12:07 20.11.2014
Russian restaurateur from Brighton Beach asks for five-year sentenceMichael Levitis, the owner of New York's most famous Russian restaurant Rasputin, who pleaded guilty to fraud charges in debt relief scam, has asked for a five-year sentence.15:20 19.11.2014
Over 400 cases opened over violations during Ukraine's parliamentary electionUkraine’s Interior Ministry has initiated over 400 cases on the falsification of parliamentary election results and arrested several suspects, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.13:25 17.11.2014
Criminal case opened after toxic cloud erupts in MoscowThe police has opened a crimininal case following a massive hydrogen sulfide emission in Moscow, according to the Prosecutor’s Office statement released on Wednesday.14:56 12.11.2014
Russian lawmakers propose life behind bars for corruption - reportLower house lawmakers Anton Ishchenko and Ivan Sukharev have proposed adding two Criminal Code articles on sentences for the embezzlement from budget and from state extra-budgetary funds.10:39 12.11.2014
Russians have right to know circumstances of death of relatives, court rulesRussia's Constitutional Court has confirmed the right of an individual to know the circumstances of death of a close relative even in a case involving classified information.14:40 11.11.2014
Bill toughening penalties for counterfeit medicines submitted to Russian parliamentA bill proposing that production, transportation and sale of counterfeit medicines be singled out as a separate crime with a tougher punishment has been filed to State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.14:55 10.11.2014
Ukraine drops major charges against Russian accused of plotting to kill PutinUkrainian authorities have dropped the major charges brought against Adam Osmayev, suspected of having plotted to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin.17:47 31.10.2014
Fourth employee of Moscow's Vnukovo airport charged over Total plane crashCharges have been brought against Vnukovo airport flight supervisor Roman Dunaev in the criminal case over Total CEO’s death, Investigative Committee spokesperson Vladimir Markin told journalists on Friday.14:32 31.10.2014
Death of Total CEO: Vnukovo airport engineer chargedInvestigators have brought charges against Vnukovo airport engineer Vladimir Ledenev in the criminal case over Total CEO Cristophe de Margerie’s death, official spokesman for the Investigative Committee told journalists on Friday.12:53 31.10.2014
Ukraine opens criminal case over Russian actor's visit to DonetskUkrainian Interior Ministry and Security Service opened a criminal case against Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov, who went to the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic on Thursday.12:34 31.10.2014
Death of Total CEO: 23-year-old air traffic control trainee chargedRussia's Investigative Committee announced on Wednesday that charges have been brought against air traffic control trainee Svetlana Krivsun, 23, in the criminal case over Total CEO Cristophe de Margerie’s death.16:03 29.10.2014
Russia may bring new charges against Ukrainian pilot Savchenko - lawyerUkrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who has been charged with complicity in the murder of Russian journalists, may also be charged with illegally crossing the border, RIA Novosti announced on Tuesday, citing the pilot’s lawyer Ilya Novikov.15:03 28.10.2014
Constitutional Court dismisses Tolokonnikova's claim over hooliganism chargesRussia's Constitutional Court has dismissed an application filed by Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova seeking to revise an article of the Criminal Code on hooliganism, a charge for which she was sentenced in 2012.11:40 22.10.2014