Up to 700 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death in EgyptA court in Egypt on Monday sentenced the Supreme Guide of Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie and 682 supporters of the movement to death.12:00 28.04.2014
Sentence upheld in $15 mn Czech investment company fraud caseThe Moscow City Court has upheld the sentences of two people who were convicted of defrauding a senior manager at the Czech company PPF Investments (PPFI) Ltd in a $15 million fraud case, RAPSI learned from the court Thursday.15:03 24.04.2014
Former Russian Microsoft employee to be sentenced in US for data theft on June 10Alex Kibkalo, a former Microsoft employee from Russia, who was charged with theft of trade secrets, to be sentenced in the US on June 10.15:48 22.04.2014
Defense doesn’t rule out further appeal of Pussy Riot sentenceAttorneys may appeal the sentence of Pussy Riot punk band members again, defense lawyer Dmitri Dinze told RIA Novosti. The Moscow City Court on Friday mitigated the sentence for one month. The attorney asked to vacate the sentence.13:52 04.04.2014
Man sentenced to six years for planning terrorist attack in RussiaThe Kursk Regional Court has sentenced a local man to six years in prison for planning to use airplanes in a terrorist attack, the regional prosecutor's office announced.17:06 25.03.2014
529 Muslim Brotherhood members handed death sentences in Egypt - reportIn the largest mass-death sentence handed down in the country’s modern history, a court in Egypt sentenced 529 members of the Muslim brotherhood to death Monday for a variety of alleged offenses.15:27 24.03.2014
Moscow City Court mitigates sentence in Bolshoi acid attack caseThe Moscow City Court on Thursday mitigated the sentence handed down by the Meschansky District Court in the case over the attack on the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director Sergei Filin, RAPSI reports from the court.16:06 06.03.2014
Former Siberian imam found guilty of extremismA magistrate court in the Altai Republic in southwest Siberia has found Serzhan Svatov, former imam of the Kosh-Agach Region, guilty of creating a cell of the Tablighi Jamaat extremist movement, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti.14:40 06.03.2014
Convicts in Bolshoi acid attack case ask for sentence mitigationBolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, Yuri Zarutsky and Andrei Lipatov convicted for an attack on the ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin on Thursday asked the Moscow City Court to mitigate the imposed sentence, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:57 06.03.2014
Defendant sentenced in Taiwanchik US organized-crime caseNicholas Hirsch, a defendant who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a high-profile US criminal case targeting Russian-American organized crime, was sentenced Tuesday to two years’ probation, 300 hours’ community service, and a $5,000 fine.13:25 28.02.2014
Appeal hearing against Pussy Riot sentence moved to March 14The Moscow City Court on Friday postponed the hearing of appeal filed against the sentence for controversial Pussy Riot punk band members, to March 14. The appeal was greenlit by The Supreme Court.10:56 28.02.2014
Siberian tiger killer convicted in RussiaA hunter who killed a Siberian tiger in the Russian Primorye Territory has been sentenced to community service and fined over 720,000 rubles ($20,280), the Prosecutor General’s Office reported Wednesday.14:14 26.02.2014
Sentences brought to the eight convicted of 2012 Moscow riotsMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Monday sentenced eight activists to prison terms of three to four years in prison for participation in Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:57 24.02.2014
Moscow City Court mitigates sentence for paralyzed fraud convictThe Moscow City Court on Thursday has mitigated the sentence to Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed man convicted for fraud, for two years, defense attorney Svetkana Sidorkina told RAPSI.12:51 20.02.2014
UK Court upholds whole-life sentences despite ECHR rulingThe UK Court of Appeal held Tuesday that whole-life sentences should be imposed when appropriate, despite a finding by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that the UK’s whole-life sentences had violated Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention), which prohibits torture and inhuman and degrading treatment.17:42 19.02.2014
Supreme Court upholds life sentence for notorious North Caucasus warlordRussia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a life sentence for Ingush terrorist Ali Taziyev, known as Magas, RAPSI reports from the courthouse.10:21 19.02.2014
Indian court commutes Rajiv Gandhi’s killers death penalty to life termThe Supreme Court of India commuted the death sentences of the three convicted killers of the former prime minister of India, Ranjiv Gandhi, to life terms, NDTV reports.12:26 18.02.2014
Georgian ex-PM sentenced to five years in prisonThe Kutaisi court on Monday sentenced former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili to five years in prison in the fraudulent job offers case, RIA Novosti reports.15:22 17.02.2014
Ethiopian Airlines hijacker faces 20 years in prisonThe man whose attempted hijack of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that resulted in a forced grounding in Geneva on Monday faces up to 20 years in prison, a representative of Geneva prosecutor’s office told RIA Novosti.14:21 17.02.2014
Defendants in Taiwanchik US organized-crime case prepare for sentencingNicholas Hirsch, a defendant who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a high-profile US criminal case targeting Russian-American organized crime, filed documents Tuesday appealing for leniency in his upcoming sentencing.12:40 12.02.2014