Former Constitutional Court judge to be questioned in YUKOS caseTamara Morshchakova, a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights and former Constitutional Court judge, told RAPSI that she has been summoned to the Investigative Committee in the YUKOS case.10:22 25.06.2013
Opposition members plead not guilty to provoking riots in MoscowOpposition members Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev, who were charged on Wednesday with planning the May 2012 riots on Bolotnaya Square in central Moscow, say they are not guilty.10:52 20.06.2013
New probe could absolve ex-prosecutor of blame in illegal gambling ringThe defense hopes that an additional investigation will provide evidence that former Moscow Region First Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko was not involved in the illegal gaming business case.13:59 18.06.2013
Russian mogul's lawyer not notified of summons to Investigative DepartmentRussian businessman Sergei Polonsky's attorney Alexander Dobrovinsky was not notified of his client's summoning to the Interior Ministry's Investigative Department, the lawyer told RAPSI on Friday.13:17 14.06.2013
Investigators ask court to extend 'Russian Breivik's' detentionInvestigators plan to ask the court next week to extend the detention of Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people in his office dead last November.17:19 07.06.2013
Browder's prosecution in Russia is legitimate - Investigative CommitteeThe Investigative Committee believes there are grounds for bringing corruption charges against Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder in Russiaю15:59 04.06.2013
Leading Russian economist questioned in Khodorkovsky caseLeading Russian economist Sergei Guriev was questioned in connection with the YUKOS case, which made international headlines in recent years as former Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky was convicted of a variety of charges.15:18 29.05.2013
Man sentenced to nine years for attempt to hire contract killerA district court in Smolensk has sentenced a Moscow Region resident to nine years in prison for attempting to hire a hitman, federal investigators reported Tuesday.17:35 21.05.2013
Skolkovo Foundation sues opposition lawmaker for $286kThe Skolkovo Foundation is suin lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov for 9 million rubles ($286,715). Investigative Committee earlier said they planned to launch criminal proceedings against Ponomaryov as part of the Skolkovo Foundation’s lawsuit and would be requesting that he be stripped of parliamentary immunity.17:09 20.05.2013
Russian opposition lawmaker faces embezzlement charges in hi-tech hub probeInvestigators will open a case against State Duma member Ilya Ponomaryov on charges of embezzling $750,000 from the Skolkovo Foundation. They will seek to strip him of his parliamentary immunity.11:19 20.05.2013
Rosbank CEO faces seven years for corruptionIf found guilty, Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov, who has been detained along with Senior Vice President Tamara Polyanitsyna, could be sentenced to seven years in prison for corrupt business practices.11:49 16.05.2013
Former Skolkovo VP to be charged over $750,000 embezzlementFormer Skolkovo vice president Alexei Beltyukov is likely to be the first person charged in connection with the $750,000 embezzlement scandal at the foundation.11:44 15.05.2013
High-ranking official questioned over Skolkovo mala fide scandalDeputy Economic Development Minister Pavel Korolyov has been questioned with regard to the case of the illegal transfer of $750,000 from the Skolkovo Foundation, Russia's high-tech development center, to State Duma lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov (A Just Russia)11:09 14.05.2013
Man brutally killed in South Russia ‘for being gay’Russian investigators confirmed on Monday a man beaten to death last week in Volgograd, south Russia, was the victim of a homophobic gang.13:19 13.05.2013
Two nationalists detained in Moscow judge's murder investigationTwo extremists, suspected of involvement in several high-profile cases, including the murder of Moscow judge Eduard Chuvashov and lawyer Stanislav Markelov, have been detained abroad, Investigative Committee spokesperson Vladimir Markin said on Monday.12:54 13.05.2013
Investigators resume case of 'ghost plane' disappeared year agoThe Investigative Committee has resumed the probe into the case of an An-2 plane that went missing in the Urals almost a year ago with 13 people on board after airplane wreckage was finally discovered.13:16 06.05.2013
Ex-Russian general faces trial for $710 mln worth of environmental damageA former Russian Air Force general faces trial in the Moscow Region for abuse of office which led to over $700 million in damages to the environment.17:00 30.04.2013
Belgorod shooter to undergo psychiatric examination"Belgorod shooter" Sergei Pomazun, suspected of killing six people, will undergo a psychiatric examination in the next few days.12:13 30.04.2013
Russian Water Resources Agency officials admit extortionOfficials of the Federal Agency for Water Resources who were detained in Moscow on suspicion of having systematically extorted money from tenders have pleaded guilty, the Investigative Committee reported Monday.17:27 29.04.2013
Belgorod shooter pleads not guilty and refuses to testify"Belgorod shooter" Sergei Pomazun has said in court that he is not guilty, that he considers his arrest illegal and that he would not give investigators any evidence.10:38 25.04.2013