Italy’s Finance Guard confirms freezing Arkady Rotenberg’s assetsThe Finance Guard of Italy has confirmed earlier reports that Arkady Rotenberg’s assets are being frozen. However, the Russian businessman can appeal the order, a spokesperson for the financial authority told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.15:52 23.09.2014
Italian ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi files three applications with ECHRThe European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) has registered three applications filed at different times by former prime minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi.15:16 23.09.2014
Court reduces Berlusconi’s alimony payments to 2 million euros - reportAn appeals court in Milan has ruled that the monthly alimony payments by ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to his divorced wife Veronica Lario be reduced by one third, to 2 million euros, RIA Novosti writes, citing Corriere della Sera newspaper.12:19 16.09.2014
Italian regulator approves Rosneft's purchase of stake in Pirelli holding companyAutorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Italian antimonopoly regulator, has approved Rosneft’s application to acquire up to 50% in Camfin, a holding company that controls a 26.19% stake in tyremaker Pirelli.13:36 19.08.2014
Italian company sues Cadbury over two brandsCrispo S.r.l. (Italy) has filed a petition with a court requesting early termination of legal protection for the “Криспа” and “Crispa” trademarks registered by Cadbury UK Limited.15:06 13.08.2014
Italian police arrest Russian woman on embezzlement chargesThe Italian police have arrested Russian citizen Yekaterina Tyurina, 38. Tyurina will face embezzlement charges in a case involving 82 million rubles in Russia, RIA Novosti said, citing Italy’s Il Messaggero newspaper.11:42 06.08.2014
Italian court overturns deportation ruling on Ablyazov’s wife as unlawfulItaly’s Supreme Court of Cassation has ruled that the deportation of Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of the former head of BTA Bank, Mukhtar Ablyazov, to Kazakhstan was unlawful, RIA Novosti announced, citing Italian media.10:54 31.07.2014
Italian court confirms Russian adopted child murder chargesAn Italian court has confirmed the arrest of a local resident in the murder of a Russian boy he adopted, Russian presidential ombudsman for children’s rights Pavel Astakhov announced.11:46 22.07.2014
Police open negligence case following Russian boy’s death in ItalyRussia’s Investigative Committee has opened a case on the neglect of duty during adoption following the death of a Russian child in Italy, the official committee spokesperson, Vladimir Markin, announced on Sunday.10:56 21.07.2014
Milan court of appeals exonerates Berlusconi in sex-for-hire caseAn appeals court in Milan on Friday cleared former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of charges of abuse of office and soliciting sex from a minor, the Italian media write.17:26 18.07.2014
Italian consumer unions sue Suarez for World Cup debacleThe association of Italian consumer rights unions, the Codacons, has filed a lawsuit against Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez for “assault,” Football Italia announced.11:01 07.07.2014
Italians continue to lead in the number of Russian adoptionsItalians adopted 560 Russian children in 2013, the largest number among foreign countries, Russia’s Supreme Court said in a survey of adoptions by foreign parents or Russians living abroad.10:01 03.07.2014
Businessman accused of defrauding Russian official could be extradited from ItalyOn June 12 a court in Italy will consider the possible extradition of a businessman, suspected of large-scale fraud, to Russia, Kommersant newspaper writes. Interpol put Labzin on the international wanted list on suspicion of large-scale fraud in 2013.10:58 10.06.2014
Man suspected of involvement in Lithuanian 1991 unrest detained in ItalyFormer Soviet serviceman has been detained in Italy on suspicion of involvement in clashes in January 1991 after declaration of independence from the USSR, Lithuania’s prosecutor Thomas Krushna announced Friday.14:49 16.05.2014
Costa Concordia captain to board the recovered ship on February 27The prosecutor’s office in Grosseto, Italy where a court is hearing the case of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that ran aground two years ago, has allowed former Captain Francesco Schettino to take part in a survey of the shipwreck, the Italian media wrote on Tuesday.11:13 26.02.2014
Italy violated rights of Cosa Nostra convict by keeping him behind bars – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Italy’s continued detention of a man convicted of aiding and abetting Italian “Mafia-type organization” Cosa Nostra violated his right to protection against inhuman and degrading treatment, as established by Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention).16:13 11.02.2014
Italian court upholds guilty verdict against Amanda Knox and her exAn appeals court in Florence, Italy has upheld the guilty verdict against US national Amanda Knox in an in-absentia retrial and sentenced her to 28.5 years of imprisonment for the 2007 murder of a UK student.11:00 31.01.2014
Witness-tampering probe launched in Berlusconi prostitution caseA new investigation has been initiated against former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in connection with allegations of witness tampering in a prostitution trial.18:06 23.01.2014
Wife of BTA Bank’s fugitive ex-CEO allowed to leave KazakhstanAlma Shalabayeva, the wife of former BTA Bank Chairman of the Board Mukhtar Ablyazov, is now allowed to leave Kazakhstan, after the restriction notice imposed earlier was substituted for bail, official Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said a briefing on Tuesday.10:56 24.12.2013
Berlusconi to face another trial on corruption chargesFormer Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was stripped of his senate seat last Wednesday, will face another trial. This time he is being charged with bribing witnesses in the high-profile Ruby case, which ended with a seven-year prison sentence for the politician.16:51 29.11.2013