Prosecutors’ claim to forfeit assets of Moscow Region district ex-head reaches courtProsecutors have filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Regional Court seeking to forfeit property allegedly purchased by ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun charged with abuse of office for illegal income.14:44 17.01.2019
Ex-Russian anti-corruption official Zakharchenko applies to ECHR over asset forfeitureEx-Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko charged with taking bribes has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against forfeiture of assets belonging to him and his relatives to the State.11:25 11.10.2018
Moscow court’s refusal to seize ex-Probusinessbank managers’ assets appealedThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear an appeal of Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) against the Moscow Commercial Court’s denial to seize property belonging to nine former governing board members of Probusinessbank.09:59 08.10.2018
Moscow Commercial Court refuses to seize ex-Probusinessbank managers’ assetsThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a motion filed by the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) seeking the seizure of assets of nine former governing board members of Probusinessbank totaling to 68.5 billion rubles ($1 billion).16:42 05.09.2018
Russian DIA seeks to seize property of Clientsky bank’s top managersRussia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) has filed an appeal with the Ninth Commercial Court against a lower court’s refusal to seize property of the Clientsky bank’s top managers evaluated at over 10 billion rubles ($145.1 million).13:59 23.08.2018
Moscow court dismisses motion to seize property of MAST-Bank’s former managersThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a motion filed by the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) state corporation seeking to seize property of 21 ex-managers of MAST-Bank.10:55 03.08.2018
Property of Jehovah’s Witnesses worth $14.2 million seized by stateA Russian court’s ruling to seize the property of the banned Jehovah’s Witnesses organization in favor of the state has come into force.16:15 03.05.2018
Russian court not to proceed with appeal against Jehovah’s Witness property seizureThe Sestrotretsky District court of St. Petersburg has ruled not to proceed with an appeal against confiscation of property of the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization, banned in Russia, valued at 881.5 million rubles (about $15.5 million), until February 9.13:59 19.01.2018
London court freezes assets of Kolomoisky on request of PrivatBankThe High Court of Justice in London has commenced legal proceedings against former owners and officers of PrivatBank, including Ukrainian billionaire Igor Kolomoisky, ordering to seize $2.5 billion in total.10:58 21.12.2017
Seizure of Gogol Center theater director’s assets upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the seizure of property and bank accounts of the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, who stands charged with large-scale embezzlement.12:59 06.12.2017
Hong Kong firm again seeks to seize VIM Airlines propertyAviation Service (HK) Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, has filed an appeal against the Moscow Commercial Court’s refusal to seize property belonging to VIM Airlines.13:55 23.11.2017
Moscow court refuses to seize property of VIM Airlines on request of Hong Kong firmThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a motion filed by Aviation Service (HK) Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, seeking to seize property of VIM Airlines.15:15 03.11.2017
Over $1.6 million belonging to Russian Postal Service’s ex-director seizedMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has ordered the seizure of over 95 million rubles ($1.6 million) owned by former director of the Russian postal service Pochta Rossii Dmitry Strashnov.09:55 03.11.2017
Refusal to seize Siemens subsidiary’s turbines upheldThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld refusal to seize four gas turbines constructed by Russian subsidiary of German conglomerate Siemens.11:59 30.10.2017
Pugachev’s claim to reconsider recovery of $1.3 billion dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a claim filed by ex-Russian senator Sergey Pugachev seeking to acknowledge new evidence and to reconsider the recovery of 75.6 billion rubles (about $1.3 billion) from him.14:10 19.10.2017
Russian court dismisses appeal by AFK Sistema against seizure of its assetsThe Ural District Commercial Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Sistema-Invest company against the seizure of its own and AFK Sistema’s assets as part of the 170.6 billion rubles (about $2.9 billion) lawsuit against Rosneft.10:56 17.10.2017
Arrest of Russian property in France lifted as part of Yukos caseEx-owners of Yukos have announced withdrawal of all claims seeking enforcement of a ruling issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which means lifting the seizure of Russian property in France.16:06 10.10.2017
Military court opens trial of Federal Guard Service GeneralA court in Russia’s Astrakhan Region has begun trial of the Federal Guard Service (FSO) General Gennady Lopyrev, who stands charged with taking a grand bribe.17:50 26.09.2017
Investigators return to opposition member $12,400 seized as part of Bolotnaya caseRussia’s Investigative Committee has returned to opposition politician Ilya Yashin about $12,400 seized during searches in the Bolotnaya Square riot case in 2012.12:53 15.09.2017
Moscow court refuses to seize Siemens subsidiary’s propertyThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed an application by the German Siemens Aktiengesellschaft to seize four gas turbine units produced by Siemens Gas Turbines Technologies.16:56 08.09.2017