Jurors selected in crime lord murder case against two defendantsThe Moscow City Court has finished jury selection in a case over the 2009 murder of crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov against two defendants Dzhambula Dzhanashia and Murtaza Shadaniya.11:33 13.10.2021
Moscow court to hear appeal against detention of Sberbank vice-president case defendantThe Moscow City Court has set October 20 as the date for an appeal filed against detention of one of the defendants in the embezzlement case involving former Deputy Education Minister and Sberbank vice-president Marina Rakova.10:26 08.10.2021
Detention of former newspaper journalist charged with treason prolonged for 3 monthsThe Moscow City Court on Monday extended detention of the former journalist for Kommersant newspaper Ivan Safronov charged with treason until January 7.16:16 04.10.2021
Appeal against top cybersecurity executive's detention in treason case set for October 21The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal filed against detention of the founder of a leading Russian cybersecurity company Ilya Sachkov charged with treason on October 21.14:59 04.10.2021
Former Khabarovsk Governor Furgal to remain in detention in murder case until winterThe Moscow City Court on Friday extended detention of the former Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with contract murders until December 7.16:03 01.10.2021
Sentence of Navalny’s ally Sobol in sanitary code breach case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld sentence given to Lyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, for abetting violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.16:50 30.09.2021
Investigators seek to extend detention of ex-Khabarovsk Governor charged with murdersInvestigators have filed a motion to extend detention of ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005.10:54 29.09.2021
Moscow court upholds arrest of lawyer charged with murder in absentiaThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on the arrest of lawyer Anatoly Fursov in absentia as part of a murder case.10:59 28.09.2021
Moscow City Court upholds stay of businessman Baturin in detention until winterThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld extension of detention of businessman Viktor Baturin, who stands charged with attempted fraud, until December 1.17:58 27.09.2021
Moscow court extends detention of Irkutsk lawmaker accused of embezzlementThe Moscow City Court extended detention of Andrey Levchenko, lawmaker of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and son of a former regional Governor, who stands charged with embezzling over 185 million rubles (about $2.5 million), until November 20.16:21 23.09.2021
Extended detention of businessman involved in Penza Governor’s case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld extension of detention of the head of BIOTEC Group of Companies Boris Spiegel involved in a bribery case against ex-Penza Region governor Ivan Belozertsev until November 20.18:42 22.09.2021
Recovery of over $800 from Navalny’s ally in favor of businessman Prigozhin upheldThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling ordering Vladimir Milov, one of the allies of Alexey Navalny, to pay businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin 60,000 rubles (over $800) as part of a defamation dispute.15:56 21.09.2021
Lawmaker loses defamation dispute with Russian TV starThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld dismissal of the Moscow City Duma Communist lawmaker Pavel Tarasov’s defamation lawsuit against famous Russian TV and radio host Vladimir Solovyev.13:13 21.09.2021
Navalny brother’s appeal against sentence in sanitary breach case set for OctoberThe Moscow City Court will hear an appeal filed by Oleg Navalny, the brother of blogger Alexey Navalny, against his sentence in a case over sanitary violations at an unauthorized winter rally on October 5.11:29 21.09.2021
Forensic doctor accused of forgery during culture official's autopsy to stay in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld detention of forensic physician Alexander Pentsakov charged with negligence and forgery in office as part of a case over the death of deputy head of Moscow’s Culture Department Leonid Osharin.14:38 15.09.2021
Moscow court orders continued pre-trial detention of ex-official of North Ossetia TakoyevThe Moscow City Court on Monday ordered continued pre-trial detention for former chairman of the North Ossetia government Sergey Takoyev facing charges of embezzling more than 180 million rubles (about $2.5 million).17:48 13.09.2021
Moscow court reduces sentence for political scientist PlatoshkinThe Moscow City Court has reduced by 3 months the suspended sentence given to political scientist and academic Nikolay Platoshkin on charges of “inciting unrest”.15:40 08.09.2021
Moscow City Court confirms jail terms for kidnappers of pop singer Avraam RussoThe Moscow City Court upheld the convictions of three men who had been found guilty of of kidnapping famous pop singer Avraam Russo in 2004.17:57 03.09.2021
Moscow City Court overturns sentences of two ex-top investigators in graft caseThe Moscow City Court has overturned the sentences given to two former investigators of the central office of the Russian Investigative Committee, Andrey Trinev and Sergey Dubinsky, who had got 6 and 8 years in prison in a bribery case.13:50 02.09.2021