Trial & Litigation

Regional anti-corruption official gets 10 years behind bars for bribery

A court in Russia’s city of Arkhangelsk has sentenced deputy chief of the regional anti-corruption directorate of the Interior Ministry Nikolay Grinkov to 10 years in high-security prison for receiving a 3 million-ruble bribe (about $50,000).

16:57 26.11.2019

Moscow court refuses to return July 27 rally activist case to prosecutors

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Tuesday dismissed a motion to return a case against Vladimir Yemelyanov, charged with using force against law enforcement officers during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27, to prosecutors.

15:59 26.11.2019

Moscow lawyer denied release from detention in $15 mln embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion accused of embezzling 1 billion rubles (over $15 million) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM), seeking release from detention.

14:58 26.11.2019

Russian man convicted of Kuindzhi painting theft to serve 3-year prison sentence

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a 3-year prison sentence given to Denis Chuprikov for stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery.

12:44 26.11.2019

Moscow court to hear journalist Golunov’s appeal against investigator’s inaction

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court will hold an on-site hearing of an appeal of Meduza journalist Ivan Golunov against inaction of an investigator in the Moscow City Court on November 29.

11:50 26.11.2019

About $34.5 mln forfeited from ex-Mari El governor accused of bribery to state

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod has recovered over 2.2 billion rubles (about $34.5 million) from ex-governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov in favor of the state.

10:52 26.11.2019

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