Viktor Bout withdraws appeal against sentence in USRussian businessman Viktor Bout, convicted for arms trafficking in the United States, has withdrawn the appeal against his guilty verdict.10:34 05.11.2013
Sentences in Domodedovo terror attack case to be handed down Nov. 11The Moscow Region Court will announce on November 11 the sentences for the Domodedovo Airport terror attack that killed 37 and injured 172 in 2011, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:29 31.10.2013
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence for vacationer seeking a hit-manThe Supreme Court of Russia confirmed the 9-year sentence of Denis Zemtsov, who was convicted of attempting to hire a hit man over a vacation brawl, the court’s press-service told RAPSI Tuesday.15:08 29.10.2013
Confessed Ukrainian killer Pavlo Lapshyn sentenced to life in LondonConfessed killer Pavlo Lapshyn has received a life sentence for murder in connection with a series of racially-motivated crimes committed in Britain since the 25-year-old Ukrainian student’s arrival in the country in April.18:39 25.10.2013
Pussy Riot's Alyokhina recalls sentence mitigation appealJailed Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has recalled her motion to mitigate the 2 year prison sentence.10:54 18.10.2013
Couple given suspended sentence in billion dollar copyright infringement caseThe Timiryazevsky District Court of Moscow has handed down a suspended sentence to a married couple charged with distributing illegal films and cartoons, the court's press office told RAPSI on Wednesday.16:27 16.10.2013
Defense appeals compulsory psychiatric treatment for Moscow 2012 rioterThe defense of Mikhail Kosenko, who has been convicted of participating in the Moscow riots of 2012, appealed his sentencing to compulsory psychiatric treatment, his lawyer Valery Shuhardin told RAPSI on Wednesday.15:38 16.10.2013
Navalny gets suspended sentence on appealA court in Russia's Kirov region has suspended the 5-year sentence handed down to Alexei Navalny in the Kirovles timber embezzlement case, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Wednesday. The opposition leader and recent Moscow mayoral runner-up will now bear a criminal conviction without having to serve time in prison.12:38 16.10.2013
Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova files another sentence mitigation motionThe documents necessary to hear a motion for the mitigation of sentence for jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova have been filed with Zubovo-Polyansky court of Mordovia.12:46 14.10.2013
Urals man gets 200 hours community service for revenge pornA resident of the Sverdlovsk Region in Russian Ural was sentenced to 200 hours of community service for sending explicit pictures of his ex-wife to her coworkers and neighbours.11:26 11.10.2013
Charles Taylor will serve out his sentence in UKFormer Liberian president Charles Taylor sentenced for 50 years in prison for war crimes, will soon be transported to the UK to serve out his sentence, AFP reported on Thursday.14:36 10.10.2013
Turkish Supreme Court hands down sentences in 2003 coup caseThe appeals commission of the Supreme Court of Turkey on Wednesday handed down sentences to the accused in the 2003 Operation Sledgehammer coup trial.12:34 09.10.2013
Convicted Moscow rioter sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatmentMikhail Kosenko has been convicted of participating in the riots that engulfed central Moscow in May 2012, and in turn injuring a police officer, and has been ordered to carry out compulsory psychiatric treatment.16:29 08.10.2013
State-run entity head sentenced to 6,5 years in prison for embezzlementFormer head of state-run entity was sentenced to 6,5 years in prison for embezzling 180 million rubles ($5 million) from a state development fund, Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Monday.12:39 07.10.2013
Russian swindler gets suspended sentence for Gazprom shares theftA court in Tyumen found a man guilty of stealing 7,7 milion rubles ($240,000) worth of Gazprom shares, regional prosecutor’s office reports on Friday.16:27 04.10.2013
Navalny's appeal in timber embezzlement trial moved to October 16The Kirov region court moved the hearings of opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal against his sentence in a tiber embezzlement case to October 16.14:20 04.10.2013
Moscow court refuses to reduce sentences for Rosneft executive son’s kidnapperThe Moscow City Court has refused to reduce sentences for Rosneft executive son’s kidnapper, who got 14 years in jail.13:38 04.10.2013
Former forensics expert to pay $464k fine for briberyKirovsky District Court of Tomsk sentenced former head of criminal forensics lab to 7,5 years in prison and a 15 million rubles fine ($464,000) for taking a 285,000 ruble bribe ($8,800).10:45 02.10.2013
Pussy Riot member Alyokhina’s sentence appeal postponed until Oct. 18A Nizhny Novgorod court Thursday postponed until October 18 a hearing to settle whether jailed Pussy Riot punk group member Maria Alyokhina should be granted a mitigation for the remaining part of her sentence.12:47 26.09.2013
Pussy Riot member Alyokhina's sentencing appeal - live broadcastThe Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) is hosting a live text broadcast of a hearing to settle whether jailed Pussy Riot punk group member Maria Alyokhina will be granted a mitigation for the remaining part of her sentence.19:30 25.09.2013