Accused Russian hacker’s lawyer alleges identity messThe defense lawyer for Russian national Roman Seleznev, who was arrested on charges of cyber fraud, says federal attorneys failed to prove they have arrested the right man, RIA Novosti announced.10:34 31.07.2014
Moscow court hands down guilty verdict on IslamistsThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday handed down a guilty verdict on members of the banned terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir (Islamic Liberation Party), RAPSI reported from the courtroom.15:48 30.07.2014
Navalny brothers Yves Rocher embezzlement trial set for August 1Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court will begin on August 1 the hearing of a case against opposition activist Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg, the court told RAPSI on Tuesday.13:12 29.07.2014
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to remain detained in RussiaThe Voronezh Regional Court on Friday upheld the detention of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda (Nadiya) Savchenko accused of complicity in the murder of Russian journalists in Ukraine, attorney Nikolai Polozov told RAPSI.14:43 25.07.2014
Lithuanian court denies bail to Russian suspected of involvement in 1991 unrestThe Vilnius District Court on Thursday declined to release Russian national Yuri Mel (born 1968) suspected of involvement in clashes in January 1991 after declaration of independence from the USSR on bail, RIA Novosti reported.14:27 24.07.2014
Russian court to hear Ukrainian pilot’s appeal against detention on July 25The Voronezh Regional Court on July 25 will consider an appeal filed by Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda (Nadiya) Savchenko who was detained in Russia on suspicion of complicity in the murder of Russian journalists in Ukraine, attorney Nikolai Polozov wrote on his Twitter account.14:31 23.07.2014
Ukrainian pilot’s attorneys file kidnapping lawsuitThe attorneys of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda (Nadiya) Savchenko, who is awaiting trial in Russia on charges of complicity in the murder of Russian journalists in Ukraine, have requested that Russia’s Investigative Committee open a case on kidnapping, attorney Nikolai Polozov told RIA Novosti on Friday.16:03 18.07.2014
Russian courtroom cages violate rights of criminal defendants - ECHRThe Grand Chamber of The European Court for Human Rights has upheld the decision ruling that keeping accused in metal bar cages during the trial was degrading, according to the statement released on Thursday.17:04 17.07.2014
Seleznev case “based solely on law enforcement considerations” – US State DepartmentSeleznev will be afforded all consular access, said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki, adding the Seleznev case is a law enforcement matter that has nothing to do with the latest tensions between Russia and the US.11:24 16.07.2014
Russian diplomats reach detained hacker in GuamThe Russian consular staff on Monday visited Roman Seleznev, a Russian national arrested in the US on fraud charges, in Guam, a consular employee told RIA Novosti in San Francisco.12:33 14.07.2014
Russian pilot to stand trial post-mortem for 2012 air crashA criminal case on the April 2012 ATR-72 crash that killed 72 near Tyumen has been submitted to a Tyumen district court, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement Thursday.15:23 10.07.2014
Ukrainian pilot’s attorneys demand that case materials be translated into UkrainianThe Voronezh Regional Court has returned the case materials of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, arrested on charges of complicity in the murder of Russian journalists in Ukraine, to a district court for translation into the Ukrainian language, the court’s press secretary, Lada Petina, told RIA Novosti on Thursday.13:19 10.07.2014
Russia could request hacker’s transfer if he is found guilty in the USRussia’s Justice Ministry could request the transfer of Roman Seleznev to Russia if he is found guilty in the United States, RIA Novosti learned at the ministry’s press service.11:25 10.07.2014
Dismissed Makhachkala mayor sentenced to 10 years for plotting terrorist attackOn Wednesday, the North Caucasus District Military Court sentenced ousted Makhachkala mayor Said Amirov to ten years and his nephew, Yusup Dzhaparov, to eight and a half years in a high-security prison, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the courtroom.13:43 09.07.2014
Transport officials receive sentences for Bulgaria shipwreckOn Monday, the Moskovsky District Court of Kazan found Irek Timergazeyev, head of the Kazan Transit Police Department of the Volga Directorate of the State Marine and River Navigation Agency, and Vladislav Semyonov, former chief state inspector of the same department, guilty in the Bulgaria ship sinking, and sentenced them to five and six years, respectively, in a standard-security prison, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.16:40 07.07.2014
Prosecutor demands guilty verdict for Russian opposition activistsThe prosecutor on Monday asked the court to find Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and activist Leonid Razvozzhayev guilty of organizing riots in May 2012, RAPSI reports from the Moscow City Court.13:17 07.07.2014
Turncoat banker Gitelson’s fraud case referred to courtInvestigators and prosecutors in St.Petersburg have referred to a court a 5 billion-ruble fraud case against Alexander Gitelson, former owner of the Bank of East European Finance Corporation (EEFC Bank, St. Petersburg) and former board chairman of Inkasbank, Russia’s Investigative Committee’s official spokesman Vladimir Markin announced Tuesday.11:27 01.07.2014
Prosecutor seeks 13 years in prison for former Dagestan mayor AmirovThe prosecutor on Thursday demanded 13 years in prison and 2 years of restriction of freedom after release for former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov who faces accusations of planning an attempted assassination of his political opponent, RIA Novosti reported from the North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don.12:33 26.06.2014
Boston bomber friend’s attorneys seek unbiased jury - reportThe attorneys for Azamat Tazhayakov, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have asked a judge to select a jury carefully, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.12:10 26.06.2014
Musharraf’s permit to leave Pakistan suspendedThe Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended the June 12 Sindh High Court ruling that allowed ex-President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who is on trial for several charges, to leave the country, the DAWN television network announced on Tuesday.14:17 24.06.2014