Russian court puts eight suspects in abetting terrorism in detentionThe Oktyabrsly District Court in St. Petersburg has ruled to place all eight suspects in abetting terrorism in detention until June 4.13:15 07.04.2017
Russian court detains one of eight individuals suspected of abetting terrorismThe Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg has detained an Uzbekistan native Atabek Rustamov, one of the eight individuals suspected of abetting terrorism.17:47 06.04.2017
Chinese citizen charged with stealing brilliant to stay in Russian detentionThe St. Petersburg City Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling to detain a Chinese citizen Liu Limay, who stands charged with stealing a brilliant worth 6 million rubles ($106,000) from a jewellery exhibition.18:15 05.04.2017
Suspects in abetting terrorism arrested in St. PetersburgSix individuals have been arrested in St. Petersburg on suspicion of abetting terrorism.13:03 05.04.2017
Investigators establish identity of St. Petersburg metro bombing suspectIdentity of an alleged suicide bomber, who had carried out explosion in the St. Petersburg metro leaving 14 people dead, was established.16:46 04.04.2017
Probe launched into explosion in St. Petersburg metroInvestigators have opened a criminal case over explosion in St. Petersburg metro, RAPSI learnt in Russia’s Investigative Committee on Monday.16:59 03.04.2017
Searches conducted in Russia’s Hermitage MuseumThe Federal Security Service’s (FSB) officers have conducted searches in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.17:49 30.03.2017
Russian Constitutional Court rules police must protect one-person protestersThe Constitutional Court of Russia has ruled that police officers must protect one-person protestors at the sites the protests take place instead of bringing them to the stations.16:26 21.03.2017
Court in St. Petersburg postpones hearings on Zenit Arena stadium completion till AprilThe Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has postponed to hear a lawsuit filed by the City Construction Committee against the former Zenit Arena stadium construction contractor Transstroy SPb, till April 17.14:59 20.03.2017
Former top managers of restoration company to be tried for alleged embezzlementInvestigators from St. Petersburg have completed investigation into a criminal case against former head manager of restoration company Intarsia, Viktor Smirnov, and his deputy, Dmitry Sokolov, who are charged with embezzlement.13:19 17.03.2017
Russian Constitutional Court orders review of Briullov painting smuggling caseRussia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a smuggling case against German collector Alexander Pevzner, who complained over forfeiture of the painting by prominent artist Karl Briullov entitled, ‘Christ in the Sepulcher', must be reconsidered.11:59 07.03.2017
Release of Russian eccentric artist Pavlensky in vandalism case upheldThe Dzerzhinsky District Court in St. Petersburg has upheld a ruling to release Russian eccentric performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky from punishment in the vandalism case over burning tyres.17:32 28.02.2017
Russian mail service exposes fraudsters who were sending bricks instead of smartphonesSecurity service for Russia's post service Pochta Rossii, along with law enforcement officers, exposed activities of online fraudsters who were sending construction bricks to recipients instead of promised smartphones.18:06 20.02.2017
Russian priest charged with pedophilia to stay in jail till May 21The St. Petersburg City Court on Friday extended the detention of Russian priest Gleb Grozovsky, who stands charged with sexual abuse of children.17:07 17.02.2017
Case of Russian opposition activist Dadin to be reconsidered – Constitutional CourtRussia’s Constitutional Court on Friday held that a case against Russian activist Ildar Dadin, sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for numerous violations of protest laws, must be reviewed.12:58 10.02.2017
Prosecutors seek to block website selling medicineProsecutors have filed a lawsuit with the Nevsky District Court in St. Petersburg demanding to restrict access to a website selling medicine.17:39 09.02.2017
Russian prison doctors suspected of causing inmate’s death by negligenceHead Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg has launched a criminal case against medical professionals of a prison where inmate suffering of cancer has died.14:30 07.02.2017
Case on murder of Russian Paralympic wrestler set for February 16The Krasnoselsky District Court of St. Petersburg will begin hearing a criminal case over the murder of Paralympic wrestler Semyon Filatov on February 16.14:59 06.02.2017
Russian court finds Transaero airline in $67.7 mln debt to Otkritie bankThe Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has granted a claim filed by Otkritie bank asking to include four billion rubles ($67.7 mln) debt owed by Transaero airline in the creditors’ demands list.10:51 06.02.2017
Social network group admin charged with pushing teens to suicide found saneA psychiatric examination of Philipp Budeykin, aka Philipp Fox, an administrator of a closed group on social network Vkontakte who stands charged with inciting teenagers to commit suicide, has found him mentally fit.15:23 01.02.2017