Ex-banker withdraws testimony in multibillion property theft in MoscowInvestigators intend to terminate the pretrial agreement made with a witness in the case of the attempted theft of 120 properties in Moscow who has withdrawn his testimony.11:41 25.03.2013
Russian student reportedly expelled over hijabRussian prosecutors said Monday they are looking into the alleged expulsion of a female student from a Siberian university over her hijab.11:28 25.03.2013
Prosecutors, tax inspectors, TV target Russian rights groupRussian prosecutors and tax inspectors showed up Thursday at the offices of the respected human rights group Memorial to launch a “ comprehensive check,” the organization’s press secretary said, adding that they were accompanied by reporters from pro-government NTV television.15:32 21.03.2013
Prosecutor General's Office to inspect Russian NGOs' sources of fundingThe Prosecutor General's Office together with the Federal Tax Service and the Justice Ministry has begun a sweeping inspection of NGOs. The prosecution is interested in the NGOs' sources of funding, including the nationality of the sponsors.10:52 11.03.2013
Russia seeks repatriation of dead orphan's brotherThe Prosecutor's Office of the Pskov Region has filed a lawsuit against US nationals Alan and Laura Shatto to cancel the adoption granted in September 2012 of two-year-old Kirill Kuzmin, the younger brother of Maxim, who died in the United States in January 2013.11:09 22.02.2013
Number of grave felonies committed in Moscow grows 11.4%The number of very serious crimes committed in Moscow in 2012 increased by 11.4% and that of serious crimes by 6%, Moscow Prosecutor Sergei Kudeneyev said on Friday.14:00 01.02.2013
"Russian Breivik" declared compos mentisDmitry Vinogradov, who has been charged with killing six of his colleagues, has been declared criminally sane following his psychological assessment. Vinogradov, who is widely referred to as "the Russian Breivik," used two semiautomatic shotguns to shoot his colleagues while at their desks.12:07 30.01.2013
Yoga-cult leader accused of forced orgies faces sentencing in FebruaryThe Novosibirsk District Court will announce the sentence of the suspected leader of the Ashram Shambala esoteric sect on February 4. According to the prosecutors, the 44-year-old Konstantin Rudnev declared himself a messiah, or the "stranger from Sirius," who was sent to Earth to save devotees.17:12 28.01.2013
St. Petersburg approves pending US adoptionProsecutors will not appeal a St. Petersburg court judgment permitting the pending adoption of a three-year-old boy from the city by an American family, according to the municipal children's rights ombudsman.16:35 22.01.2013
Belgian prosecutors refuse citizenship request by Europe's wealthiest manThe Belgian Prosecutor's Office has denied granting Belgian citizenship to Bernard Arnault, Europe's wealthiest person. Arnault is the head of Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton S.A. (LVMH), which specializes in the sale of luxury products.14:28 11.01.2013
Muslim unification group's books banned in RussiaThe Orenburg Regional Court has upheld a lower court ruling declaring as extremist eight books seized from the organizer of a local branch of an international religious organization.16:46 20.12.2012
St. Petersburg lawmaker launches criminal complaint against Lady GagaSt. Petersburg municipal lawmaker Vitaly Milonov has filed a request with regional police chief Sergei Umnov to investigate Lady Gaga's concert in St. Petersburg, claiming that her concert promoted homosexuality among children11:43 19.12.2012
Opposition warned against holding unauthorized ralliesThe Prosecutor's Office has warned oppositionists against holding unauthorized rallies in Moscow on December 15, regarding the planned "March of Freedom".10:55 14.12.2012
Udaltsov-headed opposition movement declared non-extremistThe Moscow Prosecutor's Office has found no major violations in the Left Front movement's activity and it has thus been found to be "non-extremist", Mark Feygin, says the attorney of Left Front coordinator Sergei Udaltsov.14:43 27.11.2012
Prosecutors call for blocking gunman's social network pageThe Moscow Prosecutor's Office have asked the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) to close access to the VKontakte social network page of Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people dead last week.12:53 12.11.2012
Prosecutors submit all evidence in high-speed train bombing attemptThe Moscow District Prosecutor's Office has submitted all evidence in the case of the attempted bombing of the high-speed Sapsan train last summer.19:30 06.11.2012
Udaltsov says visit to prosecutor's office postponedLeft Front opposition movement leader Sergei Udaltsov has been asked to testify at the Moscow Prosecutors Office on Friday, he said. "I was supposed to go to the Moscow Prosecutor's Office due to an investigation of the Left Front movement and any potential connection with extremism today," he wrote on Twitter.17:40 06.11.2012
Opposition activist Udaltsov summoned over Left Front extremism probeThe Moscow Prosecutor's Office has summoned opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, leader of the Left Front movement, to testify on November 6 as part of an investigation of the Left Front movement and any potential connection with extremism.11:20 06.11.2012
Elderly Peruvians to stand trial in Moscow for Vnukovo airport theftsThe Moscow Solntsevsky District Court will hear a lawsuit against two elderly Peruvians who have been accused of stealing items valued at nearly one million rubles ($31,865) at the Vnukovo airport.14:45 31.10.2012
Polish prosecutors deny presence of explosives in presidential plane crashAfter investigating the Polish presidential plane crash, which occurred near Smolensk in April, 2010, the Polish Prosecutor's Office found no traces of explosives at the site.13:17 31.10.2012