Business Ombudsman works on proposals empowering jurors to try economic crimes casesRussia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov has said at a press-conference that his office is developing amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure in line with the proposals of the Supreme Court empower jurors to examine economic crimes cases.10:26 20.02.2020
Russia’s Supreme Court proposes to empower jurors to try economic crimes casesThe Supreme Court of Russia proposes to empower jurors to examine economic crimes cases.15:34 11.02.2020
Moscow court acquits ex-owner of Russian confectionary in murder caseThe Moscow City Court has delivered an absolutory sentence with respect to ex-owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik Ilya Averyanov acquitted earlier by jury in a guard murder case.11:22 10.02.2020
Ex-confectionary owner gets to know sentence in murder case on February 10The Moscow City Court on February 10 will read out a sentence to ex-owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik Ilya Averyanov acquitted by jury in a guard murder case.15:47 31.01.2020
Ex-owner of Russian confectionary acquitted by jury in murder caseJurors have acquitted Ilya Averyanov, ex-owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik, in a case over killing a guard during the shooting on the factory’s premises.10:56 29.01.2020
Murder case against ex-owner of Russian confectionary to be heard by juryA criminal case against Ilya Averyanov, former owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik, who had allegedly killed a guard during the shooting on the factory’s premises, will be considered by jurors.18:01 18.11.2019
Russian Supreme Court Chairman concedes jury competence expansionChairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev has admitted the possibility of the further competence expansion of jurors.15:24 12.02.2019
Jury trials in Moscow to be video recordedThe halls for jury trials in Moscow courts will be equipped by audio and video recording equipment.16:25 10.09.2018
Jurors announce acquittal in Moscow district courtA jury panel announced acquittal in the criminal case against Dmitry Butov, who was charged with murder, which was the first time someone was acquitted by a jury in a Moscow district court after the jury trial jurisdiction had been extended.14:33 29.08.2018
Jury panel decision announced in Moscow district court for the first timeThe Cherymoshkinsky District Court of Moscow has announced a jury panel’s decision in a criminal case over attempted murder, which was the first such a decision after the jury trial jurisdiction had been extended.15:19 24.07.2018
Jury panel to review case on organization of major gangThe Moscow Regional Court has ruled to review a criminal case against alleged leader of the notorious Pushkinsky gang Dmitry Zavyalov with the participation of a jury panel.14:59 24.04.2018
Putin signs bill extending jury trials into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill that envisages a wider use of jury trial institution for certain demographic groups into law.19:56 29.12.2017
Russian lower house adopts bill extending jury trials in first readingThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, passed in the first reading on Wednesday a bill that envisages a wider use of jury trial institution for certain demographic groups.18:00 25.10.2017
Bill extending use of jury trials to more cases reaches State DumaA bill envisaging a wider use of the jury trial institution for certain demographic groups has been filed to State Duma.10:50 30.08.2017
Russian Ministry of Justice proposes to extend jury trials to more casesThe Russian Ministry of Justice has prepared a bill envisaging a wider use of the jury trial institution.14:57 19.06.2017
Nemtsov murder case defendants seek jury trialFive defendants in the criminal case on Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov’s murder have motioned for jury trial in a military court.17:05 14.06.2016
State Duma passes bill expanding jury trial in RussiaThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, adopted in the third and final reading on Tuesday a presidential bill that would expand practice of jury trials.17:43 07.06.2016
State Duma Committee approves bill expanding jury trial in RussiaThe State Duma Committee for Civil, Criminal, Commercial and Procedural Law has recommended that the lower house pass in the first reading on April 22 a presidential bill that would expand practice of jury trials.11:53 18.04.2016
President Putin suggests expanding jury trial in RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill to the State Duma expanding practice of jury trials.16:45 14.03.2016
Former juror admits obstructing justice in Chechen War colonel murder caseFormer juror Vitaly Pronin has admitted to obstructing justice in the murder of retired Colonel Yury Budanov.13:14 10.03.2015