Ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev arrested in absentia in fraud caseMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev in absentia as part of a new fraud case opened against him and his brother Alexey.15:54 25.08.2021
Former Russian security colonel’s 7-year prison sentence in graft case comes into forceThe Second Western District Military Court on Wednesday upheld 7-year prison term given to reserve lieutenant colonel of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Kirill Cherkalin for taking bribes. The sentence came into force.14:39 25.08.2021
House arrest of suspended Tomsk Mayor extended for 3 months in abuse of office caseThe Sovetsky Court in Tomsk on Wednesday extended house arrest of the suspended city’s Mayor Ivan Klyain charged with abuse of office and illegal participation in business activities until November 26.13:28 25.08.2021
Defense lawyers seek mitigation of restrictive measure against suspended Tomsk MayorAttorneys of the suspended Mayor of Tomsk Ivan Klyain charged with abuse of office and illegal participation in business activities have asked court to change the defendant’s measure of restraint from house arrest to a restraining order.12:13 25.08.2021
Moscow court bans YouTube from distributing video promoting train hoppingMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Wednesday granted a lawsuit filed by transport prosecutors and prohibited publishing of video records promoting and justifying train hitching on YouTube platform.12:05 25.08.2021
Investigators accuse Russian physicist of international project treason - lawyerInvestigators accuse Russian physicist Valery Golubkin of treason which was allegedly committed during his involvement in an international project of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute and a European institute.10:53 25.08.2021
Two people became victims in scooter related collisions in Moscow in 2021– policeTwo people died in the road traffic accidents involving electric scooters in Moscow in the first seven months of 2021, the Interior Ministry’s spokesperson Irina Volk reported Tuesday.17:39 24.08.2021
Former Far Eastern customs official gets 12 years in jail for taking bribesA court has sentenced the former first deputy of the Far Eastern Directorate of the Federal Customs Service Sergey Fedorov to 12 years in prison for taking bribes in the amount of more than 34 million rubles.14:44 24.08.2021
Attorney of ex-police colonel Zakharchenko to stay detained in bribery mediation caseThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld detention of Alexander Gorbatenko, the attorney of convicted ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, in a case over bribery mediation.13:05 24.08.2021
Russian pensioners to receive one-off payment in fall – presidential orderRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order on a one-off payment to pensioners in the amount of 10,000 rubles (over $130).12:22 24.08.2021
Defendants in case over kidnapping of singer Russo challenge sentenceThe Moscow City Court will consider appeals against sentence given to defendants in a case over kidnapping of famous pop singer Avraam Russo on August 30.10:56 24.08.2021
Four foreign religious organizations recognized as undesirable in RussiaFour foreign religious organizations have been declared undesirable in the Russian Federation.16:52 23.08.2021
Owner of Crimean cognac distillery gets 9 years behind bars for boodling attemptThe Presnensky District Court of Moscow on Monday sentenced the beneficiary of the Crimean cognac distillery Bakhchisarai Pavel Klimets to 9 years in high-security penal colony for attempt to give a bribe to investigative and judiciary officials.15:58 23.08.2021
Over 8,500 hotline calls registered at Office of Russia’s OmbudsmanRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has received 8.831 calls through hotline since the start of the year.13:00 23.08.2021
Pskov court to hand down ruling in case over locals’ murders during WWIIThe Pskov Regional Court is to hear oral arguments and proclaim the judicial disposition of the decision in a genocide case over the massacres of civilians committed in the region by the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War.12:06 23.08.2021
Fifteen sentences overturned by Russian Supreme Court in first half of 2021The Supreme Court of Russia overturned sentences against fifteen convicts in the first six months of this year.11:43 23.08.2021
Alleged Ukrainian spy arrested in Russia’s TulaA citizen of Ukraine has been arrested in Russia’s town of Tula on suspicion of collecting classified information on advanced weapons.10:51 23.08.2021
Russian prosecutors’ $126 mln claim against ex-Minister, bank postponed until SeptemberThe Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow will continue consideration of a lawsuit initiated by prosecutors seeking to recover from ex-Minister of the Open Government Mikhail Abyzov and Alfa-Bank more than $126 million in favor of the state on September 7.18:30 20.08.2021
ABA Conference on CIS-related disputes to be held in Moscow on September 22The XIII Annual ABA Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes will take place in Moscow on September 22.17:47 20.08.2021
Navalny’s employee restricted of liberty for breaching sanitary rules at illegal rallyThe Preobrazhensky District Court on Friday sentenced Oleg Stepanov, ex-head of the Moscow branch of Navalny’s Offices, the organization recognized as extremist, one-year restriction of liberty in a case over violation of sanitary norms during the illegal rally held in Moscow in January.16:19 20.08.2021