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Prosecutors seek harsher sentence for man convicted of theatre construction embezzlement

16:59 18/10/2021 Prosecutors seek to impose a stricter punishment on Maxim Korneyev, who has received suspended sentence for the embezzlement of funds allocated as part of the Federal Target Program “Culture of Russia” for a new building design of the Maly Drama Theatre.

St. Petersburg Bar Chamber to decide on disbarment of lawyer Pavlov

16:29 13/10/2021 The Chamber of Lawyers of St. Petersburg will decide whether attorney Ivan Pavlov should be disbarred due to his refusal to sign a pledge of secrecy in a treason case against former journalist Ivan Safronov.

Russian national convicted of selling abroad stolen parts of military helicopters to be jailed

18:09 12/10/2021 Entrepreneur Andrey Yeresko was found guilty of legalizing helicopter components and parts stolen from a military unit in the amount of more than 20 million rubles ($280,000) and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.

Former Russian senator Sabadash to stand new embezzlement trial

15:40 12/10/2021 The trial of ex-member of the Russian Federation Council and owner of Liviz liquor producer Alexander Sabadash, who stands charged with embezzling nearly one billion rubles from the Tavrichesky bank, will begin on October 21.

Russian Justice Ministry drops claim against Chamber of lawyer of ex-journalist accused of treason

10:57 01/10/2021 The Kuibyshevsky court of St. Petersburg has terminated the proceedings initiated by the Russian Justice Ministry against the city’s chamber of lawyers in relation to the case of Ivan Pavlov, a lawyer for former journalist Ivan Safronov accused of treason, for allegedly disclosing information related to a police investigation.

Businessman to go on trial for siphoning $76 mln from self-regulating construction organizations

17:56 10/09/2021 Businessman Alexey Eliseyev will face trial for alleged siphoning 5.6 billion rubles (about $76 million) from self-regulating construction organizations.

YouTuber to stand trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine

16:05 09/09/2021 Anton Myslivets, owner of a channel on YouTube and VKontakte social network, will face trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine.

Widow of killed St. Petersburg ordered to remain in detention until late October

14:06 31/08/2021 The St. Petersburg City Court on Tuesday extended detention of Marina Kokhal, who stands charged with killing her husband, rapper Alexander Yushko, until October 30.

Convicted defendant in $5M submarine model embezzlement case denied parole

16:40 26/08/2021 Ex-CEO of NovIT PRO Andrey Petrov convicted of involvement in the embezzlement of 368 million rubles of involvement in the embezzlement of 368 million rubles allocated by the Defense Ministry for developing and manufacturing a 3D model for repairs of a submarine was denied parole.

Mastermind of 1998 murder of Russian MP seeks for parole again

13:03 13/08/2021 Mikhail Glushchenko, a former State Duma lawmaker sentenced to 17 years in prison for the murder of fellow parliamentarian Galina Starovoitova, has filed one more petition for parole.

St. Petersburg metro terrorist attack case sentence comes into force

14:44 09/08/2021 Sentence delivered in case over a suicide bomber terror attack committed in the St. Petersburg metro in 2017 came into force on Monday.

Amount of Tavrichesky bank embezzlement comes close to $14 million

17:17 02/08/2021 The sum of embezzlement of the Tavrichesky bank depositors’ money allegedly committed by ex-member of the Russian Federation Council and owner of Liviz liquor producer Alexander Sabadash and his accomplices - former top managers of the credit organization - has come close to 1 billion rubles ($14 millon).

Replacing death penalty with life sentence doesn’t strengthen punishment - Constitutional Court

18:08 07/07/2021 Replacing death penalty with life imprisonment is an act of pardon and cannot lead to more serious consequences for the convicted person, according to a decision of the Russian Constitutional Court, published on its official website.

Detention of widow of killed St. Petersburg extended once more

10:43 30/06/2021 Detention of Marina Kokhal, who stands charged with killing her husband, rapper Alexander Yushko, has been extended once more, until July 30.

Probe into hitting child by electric scooter in St. Petersburg completed

12:03 28/06/2021 Investigation into a case against a man who had hit a minor by electric scooter in St. Petersburg was completed.

Sentence of ex-St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region penitentiary official for graft upheld

15:42 11/06/2021 The St. Petersburg City Court has upheld sentence given to ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Directorate Sergey Moiseyenko for receiving bribes amounting to 710 million rubles (about $10 million) during the construction of a detention center.

Cassation upholds ban on weapons transport in St. Petersburg subway

09:55 04/06/2021 The Third Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has dismissed an administrative suit filed by several citizens challenging the Rules of the St. Petersburg Metro Use prohibiting the transport of weapons and explisuves in the city’s metro.

Expert examination ordered in case over establishment of memorial estate at Cape Okhta

16:39 26/05/2021 A St. Petersburg court has ordered a historical, cultural, and archaeological evaluation by a commission of experts to be carried out in a case opened in relation to a group claim against inaction of the Russian Culture Ministry as to creation of a stand-alone museum reserve at Cape Okhta.

No more scheduled inspections of nonprofits in Russia – Justice Ministry

11:19 24/05/2021 No future scheduled inspections of non-profit organizations (NPOs) are planned in Russia, Deputy Minister of Justice of Russia Maxim Bezkhmelnitzin said at the Digitalization of National Jurisdiction discussion session held within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9 ¾, which completed its work in St. Petersburg on Saturday.

Russian Justice Ministry to complete Prison of the Future project by 2024

15:00 21/05/2021 It is planned that the Prison of the Future project envisaging development of a complex facility combining a pretrial detention center, correctional institutions of different types, a prison, courtrooms, offices of prosecutors and lawyers, sports grounds and a production base is to be implemented in Russia by 2024, Deputy Justice Minister Yevgeniy Zabarchuk said at The Modernization of National Prison Estates discussion session at the St.

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