Russian billionaire Gleb Fetisov to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld a previous court decision to extend the detention of former Russian senator and billionaire banker Gleb Fetisov, who is suspected of embezzlement from his bank, until August 22, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.12:45 30.05.2014
Dismissal of Pussy Riot member's $87k defamation claim against attorney upheldThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich demanding 3 million rubles ($86,983) in compensation from her former defense lawyer Nikolai Polozov, attorney himself told RAPSI.14:14 29.05.2014
Russian nationalist to remain detained in lawyer's murder investigationThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal against the detention of Ilya Goryachev, who is suspected of involvement in a notorious extremist movement and implication in the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov, attorney Nikolai Polozov wrote on his Twitter account.14:45 28.05.2014
Prosecutor demands life sentence for Politkovskaya murder mastermindProsecutor Boris Loktionov on Tuesday demanded a life sentence for Lom-Ali Gaitukayev who has been found guilty of organizing the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, RAPSI reports from the Moscow City Court.15:56 27.05.2014
Politkovskaya’s children sue murder suspects for $145,000The children of slain investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya have sued the murder suspects, who were found guilty, for five million rubles ($145,000) in damages, RAPSI reports from the Moscow City Court.16:16 21.05.2014
Arrest order upheld against former Deputy Agriculture MinisterThe Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to arrest former Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexey Bazhanov in absentia, the court told RAPSI. Bazhanov was reportedly charged with having embezzled a 1.15-billion-ruble ($33 million) loan issued by the Russian Agricultural Bank to the Masloproduct group of companies, which produce vegetable oil.12:41 21.05.2014
Jurors deliver guilty verdict for Politkovskaya murder suspectsThe jury on Tuesday found all defendants in the Anna Politkovskaya case guilty of the journalist’s murder, RAPSI reported from the Moscow City Court. The jurors decided the suspects’ guilt had been fully proven in court.10:46 21.05.2014
Prosecution requests 18 and 13 years for police attack coupleProsecutors have requested that the Moscow City Court sentence Magomed and Khalimat Rasulov to 18 and 13 years respectively in a police attack case following an incident at the Matveyevsky market in Moscow, RAPSI reports from courtroom.16:21 19.05.2014
Moscow court limits access to pirated versions of Game of ThronesThe Moscow City Court has limited access to 15 sites that distribute the pirated versions of four seasons of the Game of Thrones series, the court’s press service told RAPSI.14:54 15.05.2014
Navalny ordered to pay $14,400 in defamation caseThe Moscow City Court has ordered Russian anti-corruption campaigner and opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny who remains under house arrest to pay 500,000 (approximately $14,400) for defamatory statements through his blog.18:37 14.05.2014
Seizure of Ukrainian candymaker Roshen’s accounts upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld the seizure of chocolate maker Roshen’s Russian bank accounts in a criminal case involving the Uniconf confectionary producers group, the court’s press service told RAPSI.15:36 14.05.2014
Prosecutor demands guilty verdict for Politkovskaya murder suspectsProsecutor Boris Loktionov on Wednesday asked the jury to find all defendants in the Anna Politkovskaya case guilty of the journalist’s murder, RAPSI reports from the Moscow City Court.13:18 14.05.2014
Russian nationalist to remain jailed in lawyer's murder investigationThe Moscow City Court has extended until August 16 the detention of Ilya Goryachev, who is suspected of involvement in a notorious extremist movement and implication in the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov.12:03 06.05.2014
Politkovskaya murder trial moved to May 14The Moscow City Court will hear oral arguments in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case on May 14, RAPSI reports from the courtroom Wednesday.16:02 30.04.2014
Politkovskaya murder suspect pleads not guiltyOne of the accused in the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial, Rustam Makhmudov, stated during the hearing that he was not involved in the crime, RAPSI reports Monday from the Moscow City Court.15:20 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
Magazine ordered to compensate Moscow judges for $7k in defamation suitThe Moscow City Court has ordered The New Times magazine to pay 240,000 rubles ($6,729) in compensation to two Moscow judges for a publication about plagiarism, attorney Vadim Prokhorov told RAPSI on Tuesday.18:09 22.04.2014
Ousted opposition-minded Russian mayor to remain in detention until JulyThe Moscow City Court has upheld the detention of ousted Yaroslavl Mayor Yevgeny Urlashov accused of taking bribes, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.12:38 09.04.2014
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
Arrest order upheld against Ukrainian nationalist YaroshThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld an in-absentia arrest order issued against Ukrainian ultra-nationalist Dmitry Yarosh by the Basmanny District Court.11:56 02.04.2014