Radovan Karadzic trial reaches closing argumentsNext week the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, Netherlands, will hear the closing arguments in the case of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in connection with war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s, the tribunal said in a statement published on Tuesday.17:21 23.09.2014
Russia launches probe into alleged Ukrainian war crimes - lawyerRussian authorities have opened a criminal case over the alleged use of prohibited means and methods of warfare in the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk by Ukrainian forces, Igor Trunov from Trunov, Aivar and Partners law firm told RAPSI on Friday.12:53 19.09.2014
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to remain in Russian detentionA court in the southern city of Voronezh on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who stands accused of having abetted the killings of two Russian journalists, against the extension of her detention, the court’s press office told RAPSI.15:20 15.09.2014
Russia may put Ukrainians sponsoring government army in conflict area on wanted listThe Russian Investigative Committee could extend the list of wanted Ukrainian officials, politicians and business people to include those who sponsor the Ukrainian army in the conflict area.10:52 13.08.2014
Two Khmer Rouge leaders sentenced to life in CambodiaA court in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh handed down life sentences to two former leaders of the Khmer Rouge party that orchestrated the Cambodian genocide in the 1970s. It is the toughest possible punishment in the country.12:33 07.08.2014
Investigative Committee obtains proof of prohibited weapons used in UkraineThe Russian Investigative Committee has obtained evidence that banned weapons have been used against civilians in Ukraine, official spokesman Vladimir Markin said.14:43 06.08.2014
EU to set up international tribunal for Kosovo crimes in 2015An international tribunal for the crimes committed in Kosovo in 1998 and in the period after the war ended in Kosovo in June 1999, including by “certain senior officials of the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA),” could be established by early 2015, RIA Novosti announced, citing John Clint Williamson, lead prosecutor for the multinational EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF).16:10 29.07.2014
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
Ukrainian army uses prohibited weapons against civilian targets – RussiaExperts from Russia’s Investigative Committee have concluded that the Ukrainian army used white phosphorus bombs against civilian targets in eastern Ukraine, a committee official said.10:53 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
Court rulings to arrest Ukrainian interior minister and mogul governor come into effectThe attorneys of Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and Dnipropetrovsk Governor Ihor Kolomoisky, who have been charged under a criminal case on developments in southeast Ukraine, have not appealed the decisions of the Basmanny District Court in Moscow on their arrest in absentia, the court’s press secretary, Anna Fadeyeva, told RIA Novosti.12:54 18.07.2014
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko arrested in Russia claims she was kidnappedThe attorneys of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who was arrested in Russia for complicity in the murder of Russian journalists in Ukraine, intends to present arguments on her alleged kidnapping.15:55 17.07.2014
ECHR gives top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian pilot arrested in RussiaThe European Court of Human Rights has given top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who was arrested in Russia and charged with taking part in killing of two Russian journalists, her attorney Valentina Telychenko said on Facebook.13:07 16.07.2014
Criminal liability for denial of Soviet and Nazi aggression upheld in LatviaLatvia’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the parliamentary social democratic political alliance Harmony Center to reverse recent amendments that criminalized public denial, justification and glorification or trivialization of Soviet and Nazi aggression in Latvia, the online resource Delfi announced on Tuesday.10:33 16.07.2014
Russian investigators charge Ukrainian military spotter with murder of journalistsRussia’s Investigative Committee has officially charged Ukrainian army air gunnery spotter, Nadezhda Savchenko, with complicity in Russian journalists murder during military operation in the eastern Ukraine, Committee’s official spokesperson said on Wednesday.16:11 09.07.2014
Moscow court arrests Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov in absentiaThis Wednesday, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow authorized the arrest of the Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov in absentia, a RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom. The judge upheld a petition by the Russian prosecution.14:59 09.07.2014
Russia considers 2,700 people the victims of developments in UkraineThe number of aggrieved persons under the criminal case opened in Russia on the developments in Ukraine has reached 2,700, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told journalists on Wednesday.14:33 02.07.2014
Russian court arrests Ukrainian mogul governor in absentiaMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Dnepropetrovsk Region Governor Ihor Kolomoisky in absentia, RAPSI reports from the courtroom. At the prosecutor’s request, the hearing was held behind closed doors.12:07 02.07.2014
Russian investigators open case following death of Channel One cameraman in UkraineThe Investigative Committee opened a case on murder and the use of prohibited weapons of war following the death of a Russian cameraman in Ukraine, committee’s spokesperson Vladimir Markin announced.11:16 30.06.2014
Alleged Nazi camp guard arrested in US - reportA United States Magistrate Judge on Wednesday issued a detention order for Johann Breyer who is sought by Germany, for his alleged crimes as Waffen-SS guard at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War, Jurist.org writes.15:53 19.06.2014