Seizure of Jehovah's Witnesses $15.5 million property appealedA ruling to confiscate property worth 881.5 million rubles ($15.5 million) belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses organization banned in Russia has been appealed.15:59 17.01.2018
Russian priest Grozovsky sentenced to 14 years for pedophiliaThe Priozersky City Court of the Leningrad Region has sentenced priest Gleb Grozovsky to 14 years in a high security penal colony, finding him guilty of sexual abuse against underage pupils of recreation camps.10:42 17.01.2018
Russian cadet charged with plotting terror attack to undergo repeated sanity examThe Moscow District Military Court during its offsite hearing in St. Petersburg on Thursday ordered A.F. Mozhaisky's Military-Space Academy’s cadet Vadim Osipov, charged with preparing a terror attack in the academy, to undergo repeated mental examination.14:59 11.01.2018
Prosecutor seeks 15 years in prison for Russian priest charged with pedophiliaA prosecutor has demanded a 15-year prison sentence for Russian priest Gleb Grozovsky, who stands charged with sexual abuse of children.14:47 10.01.2018
Ulmart co-owner seeks bankruptcy of Internet retailer’s shareholderDmitry Kostygin, a co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart, charged with credit fraud, has filed a bankruptcy petition against the company’s shareholder Mikhail Vasinkevich.17:48 09.01.2018
Putin: Explosion in St. Petersburg supermarket was terror attackExplosion in a St. Petersburg supermarket that left 10 persons injured was a terror attack, according to a statement of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin quoted on the official website for the head of state.12:59 28.12.2017
St. Petersburg court extends detention of cadet charged with preparing terror attackA court in St. Petersburg has extended detention of A.F. Mozhaisky's Military-Space Academy’s cadet Vadim Osipov, charged with preparing a terror attack in the academy, until June 12, 2018.17:48 25.12.2017
Suspect in plotting terror attack in Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg detainedAnton Kobets suspected of involvement in plotting a terrorist attack in the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg has been put in detention until February 14.10:46 18.12.2017
Terrorist recruiter linked to St. Petersburg terror attack case sentenced to 5 yearsA Kyrgyzstan native Obid Abdyraimov has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for recruiting his compatriots into the Islamic State terrorist organization prohibited in Russia, including alleged perpetrators of the St. Petersburg metro terror attack.13:59 14.12.2017
Chinese citizen gets suspended term in Russia for painting smuggling attemptChinese citizen Xu Chao has received a 2.5-year suspended sentence for an attempt to smuggle a work by the Russian landscape painter Alexey Savrasov.10:59 13.12.2017
Telegram fined for refusal to disclose correspondence of terror attack suspectsThe reason behind an 800,000-ruble (nearly $14,000) fine imposed on Telegram Messenger LLP is its refusal to disclose data on correspondence transferred by defendants in a criminal case over terror attack in St. Petersburg metro.15:59 12.12.2017
Ex-official of Russia’s Drug Control Service gets 7 years in prisonEx-chief of a regional office of the defunct Federal Drug Control Service Kirill Kalinin has been sentenced to 7 years in a high-security prison for extortion of a 10-million-ruble bribe (about $170,000).15:59 11.12.2017
St. Petersburg court extends house arrest of Russian e-commerce giant’s co-ownerThe Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Friday extended the house arrest of Dmitry Kostygin, a co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart, charged with credit fraud, until February 14.16:29 08.12.2017
Tax evasion charges dropped against Ulmart ex-CEOInvestigators closed a tax evasion case against former CEO of Russia’s Internet retailer Ulmart, Sergey Fedorinov, who had fully covered loss caused to the budget.16:22 04.12.2017
Russian cadet accused of abetting terrorism prepared terror attack - investigatorsInvestigators have brought new charges against the A.F. Mozhaisky's Military-Space Academy’s cadet Vadim Osipov accused of abetting terrorism. The cadet has been charged with preparing a terrorist attack.17:34 30.11.2017
About $3 mln recovered from Transaero in favor of AeroflotThe Commercial Court of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region has collected about 172 million rubles (about 3 million) from bankrupt Transaero air carrier on a claim lodged by Aeroflot - Russian Airlines.14:44 27.11.2017
Alleged organizer of women’s terrorist cell arrested in St. PetersburgThe resident of St. Petersburg Alla Bespalova has been arrested on suspicion of organizing and managing the activities of a regional women’s cell of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist group banned in Russia.15:42 24.11.2017
Refusal to collect $273K from acquitted art expert Basner in favor of collector upheldThe St. Petersburg City Court has upheld refusal to collect 16.2 million rubles ($273,000 at the current exchange rate) from prominent art expert Yelena Basner on a claim by art collector Andrey Vasilyev.11:59 21.11.2017
Ex-penitentiary deputy director put in detention on suspicion of taking $2 mln bribesThe Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg has ordered the detention of ex-deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Nikolay Barinov suspected of taking about 110 million rubles (about $2 million) in bribes.10:45 07.11.2017
Russian cadet charged with abetting terrorism to stay in detention until JanuaryThe St. Petersburg Garrison Military Court on Friday extended the detention of the A.F. Mozhaisky's Military-Space Academy’s cadet Vadim Osipov, who stands charged with abetting terrorism, until January 8.16:58 03.11.2017