Detention of widow of killed St. Petersburg rapper extended for monthThe Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg has prolonged detention of Marina Kokhal charged with murder of her spouse, rapper Alexander Yushko known as Andy Cartwright, until October 30.17:41 30.09.2020
Supreme Court’s Presidium upholds of life sentence of ex-senator IzmestyevThe Presidium of Russia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to overturn life sentence of ex-senator for Russia’s Bashkortostan Igor Izmestyev for organizing terror attacks and murders basing on a ruling of the European Court of Human Righs (ECHR).15:15 30.09.2020
Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov’s detention extended until winter in double murder caseA court in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk has extended detention of the local businessman Anatoly Bykov charged with double homicide organization until December 6.12:36 30.09.2020
Russian man sentenced to life for killing two young womenThe Sverdlovsk Regional Court has sentenced a local resident Alexey Aleksandrov to life for murder of two young women in an urban forest.17:40 29.09.2020
Guard firm’s license recall over kindergarten murder confirmed in cassationPrivate security firm Svyatogor whose employee had let a kid murder enter a kindergarten in Naryan-Mar, a town in the Nenets Autonomous Area, lost a cassation appeal against revocation of its license.15:34 25.09.2020
Three men receive long prison terms for shooting at officers of Russian policeThree defendants in a case over firing at officers of a transport special-purpose police squad illegally acting as cash-in-transit guards were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 20 to 22 years.15:23 24.09.2020
Examination disproves suicide theory in case over death of Martsinkevich – lawyerThe results of an examination, initiated on request of lawyer Alexey Mikhalchik, of injuries found on the body of the leader of the Restruct nationalist movement Maxim Martsinkevich, who was found dead in a Chelyabinsk detention center, rule out the theory that he committed suicide, the lawyer acting on behalf of Martsinkevich’s father informs RAPSI on Monday.14:58 21.09.2020
Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov suspected of instigation to one more murderInvestigators check information on alleged involvement of businessman Anatoly Bykov in instigation to the murder of vice-president of the Krasnoyarsk Region Boxing Federation Andrey Grabovsky.10:55 21.09.2020
Ex-Khabarovsk Region Governor accused of businessmen murder to stay detained until winterThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld extension of detention of Khabarovsk Region Governor Sergey Furgal charged with organized murders of businessmen in 2004-2005.13:00 18.09.2020
Soldier charged with killing comrades-in-arms to stand jury trialA case against soldier Ramil Shamsutdinov, who has allegedly done the deadly shooting in a military unit, will be heard by jurors.12:18 18.09.2020
Ex-Khabarovsk Region Governor’s appeal against extension of detention set for September 18The Moscow City Court has set for September 18 an appeal against extension of detention of Khabarovsk Region Governor Sergey Furgal charged with organized murders of businessmen in 2004-2005.17:14 16.09.2020
Lawyer of arbiter assaulted by ex-footballer to demand launching of murder attempt caseThe defense of arbiter Nikita Danchenko assaulted by ex-player of the Russian national football team Roman Shirokov is to move for the initiation of a criminal case over attempted murder.16:57 15.09.2020
Prosecution seeks life terms in case over shooting at officers of Russian policeProsecutors petition for life sentences for defendants in a case over firing at officers of a transport special-purpose police squad illegally acting as cash-in-transit guards.17:38 11.09.2020
Former business partner of ex-Khabarovsk Region Governor put under house arrestMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday released Nikolay Mistryukov, businessman and former business partner of ex-Khabarovsk Region Governor Sergey Furgal, from detention and placed him under house arrest as part of a murder case until October 18.14:41 10.09.2020
Ex-Khabarovsk Region Governor appeals extension of detention in 2000s murder caseThe former Khabarovsk Region Governor Sergey Furgal charged with organized murders of businessmen in 2004-2005 has challenged extension of his detention.10:58 07.09.2020
Russian Supreme Court to take on case of life-sentence ex-senator after ECHR rulingThe Presidium of Russia’s Supreme Court will decide on the possibility of the review of a case against ex-senator for Russia’s Bashkortostan Igor Izmestyev sentenced to life for organizing terror attacks and murders following a ruling of the European Court of Human Righs (ECHR) upon the convict’s complaint.10:48 04.09.2020
Ex-Khabarovsk Region Governor denied release from detention as part of murder caseThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Thursday dismissed a motion of the former Khabarovsk Region Governor Sergey Furgal detained on charges of organized murders of businessmen in 2004-2005 to place him under house arrest or impose other non-custodial restrictive measure.18:20 03.09.2020
Final double murder organization charges brought against businessman BykovInvestigators have brought final charges against Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov as part of a case over double homicide masterminding.10:31 03.09.2020
Investigators seek to prolong detention of ex-Khabarovsk Region Governor in murder caseInvestigators have filed a motion to extend detention of the former Khabarovsk Region Governor Sergey Furgal charged with organized murders of businessmen in 2004-2005 until December 9.14:33 01.09.2020
Jury selection in case of two sisters accused of father’s murder set for mid-fallThe Moscow City Court on Monday rescheduled jury selection in a case against sisters Krestina and Angelina Khachaturyan, who stand charged with killing their father, for October 5.14:45 31.08.2020