Trial & Litigation

Ex-St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region penitentiary official sentenced to 18 years in prison

Former deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Directorate Sergey Moiseyenko has been sentenced to 18 years in a maximum security penal colony, after found guilty of receiving bribes amounting to 710 million rubles ($9.6 million at the current exchange rate) during a detention center construction.

18:06 10.02.2021

Moscow court orders arrest of Navalny’s associate Volkov in absentia

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Wednesday granted an investigator’s motion and issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Leonid Volkov, the head of regional offices of Alexey Navalny, in a case over involvement of children in unlawful events.

15:26 10.02.2021

American student convicted of resistance to Moscow police ordered to undergo mental exam

The U.S. student Trevor Reed convicted of using violence against Moscow police has been ordered to undergo mental examination.

13:57 10.02.2021

St. Petersburg court detains Uzbek citizen charged with financing terrorists

The Moskovsky District Court of St. Petersburg has detained a citizen of Uzbekistan Rafikzhon Akhmedov charged with terrorism funding until April 7.

12:38 10.02.2021

Probe opened into operation of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses cell in Moscow

A criminal case has been opened over operation in north Moscow of a cell of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization banned in Russia.

11:29 10.02.2021

Navalny’s ally accused of involvement of minors in illegal events faces arrest in absentia

Investigators have filed a motion to arrest Leonid Volkov, an associate of opposition blogger Alexey Navalny, in absentia on charges of inducement of children to participate in unlawful events.

10:57 10.02.2021

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

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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