Corruption & Bribery

Moscow court rules two anti-corruption officials to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court has ruled to keep two officers of the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, suspected of abuse of office, to stay in detention until February 21.

13:21 02.02.2017

Russian court lifts arrest on property of deceased anti-corruption official

The Moscow City Court has lifted arrest on property belonging to the family of deceased high-ranking official within the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, Boris Kolesnikov.

13:57 31.01.2017

Sentencing of Russian top anti-corruption official set for April 14

The Moscow City Court will pass a sentence upon Lieutenant General Denis Sugrobov, the former head of the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department who stands charged with organizing a criminal group.

16:27 30.01.2017

Ex-judge charged with corruption flees Russia with his family

Former judge in the Sverdlovsk Region, Maxim Vinogradov, who is suspected of taking 6 million rubles ($101,000) for acquittal in a criminal case, has fled the country with his family.

10:37 26.01.2017

Russia ranked 131 in TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2016

Transparency International (TI), the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption, published its yearly Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2016, ranking Russia 131 out of 176 countries listed in CPI.

17:37 25.01.2017

Russian judge suspected of taking $168,000 in bribes

Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has launched a criminal case against Judge of the Leninsky District Court in the city of Stavropol Inna Popova on suspicion of taking a 10 million-ruble bribe (about $168,000).

11:45 23.01.2017

Russian court upholds sentence for opposition-minded mayor

The Yaroslavl Regional Court has upheld a 12.5-year prison sentence handed down to ousted Yaroslavl Mayor Yevgeny Urlashov for corruption.

11:54 20.01.2017

High-ranking investigator to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention for the First Deputy Head of the Investigative Committee’s Moscow Directorate, General Denis Nikandrov, who stands charged with taking a large-scale bribe.

13:48 19.01.2017

Ex-Economy Minister Ulyukayev appeals extension of his house arrest

Former Russian Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev, who stands charged with extorting a $2 million bribe, has appealed a ruling on extension of his house arrest for three months.

13:45 13.01.2017

Investigators seek extension of former Economy Minister Ulyukayev’s house arrest

Investigators have filed a motion with Moscow’s Basmanny District Court seeking to extend for three months the house arrest of Russian Economy Ex-Minister Alexey Ulyukayev, who stands charged with extorting a $2 million bribe.

13:13 09.01.2017

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025