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Russian court refuses to detain State Duma lawmaker charged with bribery

17:17 15/03/2019 The Leninsky Court of Yekaterinburg on Friday found no grounds to put the State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov involved in a 3.2-billion-ruble (about $50 million) bribery case in detention.

Extremism case against Urals resident dropped owing to legislation amendments

10:32 09/01/2019 A court in Yekaterinburg, a city in Russia’s Urals, has dropped an extremism case against local citizen Vladimir Munuylenko.

Defendant in Koltsovo airport database hacking case sentenced to 5 years

17:45 30/10/2018 A court in Yekaterinburg has sentenced Igor Makovkin, a defendant in the case over hacking of a local Koltsovo airport’s database and stealing 1.2 billion rubles ($18.2 million) from banking accounts, to 5 years in prison.

Two Russian men charged with $18 mln cyber fraud to go on trial

13:59 17/08/2018 A 1.2-billion-ruble ($18 million) cyber fraud case against two Ural residents Constantine Melnik and Igor Makovkin has been forwarded to a court in Ekaterinburg for hearing.

Belarusian sentenced to community service for attempted arson at Yeltsin monument

13:00 28/02/2018 A judge in Russia’s Yekaterinburg has sentenced Belarusian national Igor Shchuka to one year of community service for an attempt to set a monument honoring the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin on fire.

Acquittal of Russian auto plant's ex-top manager upheld

14:02 03/11/2017 The Sverdlovsk Regional Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling to acquit ex-head of the Automobiles and Motors of the Urals factory (AMUR) Pavel Chernavin of fraud and illegal obtaining of credit.

Russian court refuses to reconsider sentence of convicted Pokemon Go player

16:38 16/10/2017 The Presidium of the Sverdlovsk Region Court won’t review an appeal filed by videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had received a suspended term for playing Pokemon Go in a church.

Convicted Pokemon Go player appeals his sentence

13:57 18/09/2017 Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had received a suspended term for playing Pokemon Go in a church, filed an appeal with the Sverdlovsk Region Court against the sentence.

Former top manager of Russian auto plant acquitted of fraud

10:56 07/08/2017 A court in Yekaterinburg has acquitted ex-head of the Automobiles and Motors of the Urals factory (AMUR) Pavel Chernavin of fraud and illegal obtaining of credit.

Convicted Pokemon Go player added to terror blacklist

14:55 14/07/2017 Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky sentenced for playing Pokemon Go in a church was added to the list of active terrorists and extremists.

Pokemon Go player’s sentence reduced by more than one year

12:31 07/07/2017 A court in Yekaterinburg on Friday reduced suspended sentence of videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky for playing Pokemon Go in a church from 3.5 years to 2 years and 3 months.

Pokemon Go player appeals suspended sentence for inciting enmity

12:16 22/05/2017 Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had received a 3.5-year suspended sentence for playing Pokemon Go in a church, has appealed his sentence.

Pokemon Go player receives suspended sentence for inciting enmity

11:28 11/05/2017 A court in Yekaterinburg on Thursday gave videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had been playing Pokemon Go in a church, a 3.5-year suspended sentence for inciting enmity and hatred.

Investigators seek to arrest Chelyabinsk Region ex-governor in absentia

12:08 05/05/2017 Investigators have filed a motion with a court in Yekaterinburg demanding to arrest in absentia former governor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region Mikhail Yurevich suspected of taking 26 million rubles ($451,600) in bribes.

Prosecutor asks court to give blogger 3.5 years for playing Pokemon Go in church

10:53 28/04/2017 Prosecutor has asked court to sentence videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app, to 3.5 years in prison.

Blogger who was catching pokemons in Orthodox church insists on his innocence

14:50 13/03/2017 Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app pleads not guilty to all charges.

Kindergarten ex-teacher sentenced for repost turns to ECHR - report

10:50 27/02/2017 Former kindergarten teacher Yevgeniya Chudnovets convicted of child pornography distribution by repost on social media has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Blogger who was catching pokemons in Orthodox church appeals his detention in ECHR

10:50 20/02/2017 Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app has appealed his detention in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Russian court releases cancer patient from jail after he turns to ECHR

14:47 26/08/2016 A court in the city of Yekaterinburg had ruled to free Alexander Izyurov, 60, on the grounds of his serious illness.

“Gandalf” Ian McKellen accused of smoking at Russian airport

12:05 29/06/2016 A lawyer from Yekaterinburg, a Russian Ural city, appealed to the police demanding to bring administrative action against British actor Ian McKellen for smoking at the doors of the local city airport.

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