Trial & Litigation

Prosecutor General’s Office asked to check correctness of forensic examination in Cherkalin case

The Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation have received complaints about the unreliability of the forensic examination on the assessment of the market value of 49% participation interest in Yurpromconsulting LLC, and a statement on initiation of a criminal case against the investigators.

18:44 16.04.2021

Arashukov case to be heard by Moscow City Court

The Moscow City Court will consider a criminal case against Raul Arashukov, ex-advisor of a CEO of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, his son, ex-senator Rauf Arashukov and other defendants.

18:29 16.04.2021

Moscow Economic Policy Department's official charged with $65K bribery - investigators

Deputy chief of the Moscow Economic Policy Department Leonid Kostroma and two other persons stand charged with taking over 5 million rubles (over $65,000) in bribes.

17:01 16.04.2021

Videographer of Navalny’s foundation to be imprisoned for 2 years in extremism case

Pavel Zelensky, a camera-control engineer of a foundation founded by Alexey Navalny, on Friday received two years in penal colony as part of an extremism case.

16:47 16.04.2021

Moscow court to consider case over COVID-19 vaccination certificates forgery

The Babushkinsky District Court will hear a criminal case over forgery of 12 COVID-19 vaccination certificates.

14:15 16.04.2021

Moscow Economic Policy Department's official detained for 2 months in bribery case

The Presnensky District Court on Friday detained deputy head of the Moscow Economic Policy Department Leonid Kostroma in pre-trial detention as part of a graft case until June 14.

13:48 16.04.2021

Investigators seek to put deputy head of Moscow Economic Policy Department in detention

Investigators have filed a motion seeking to place deputy head of the Moscow Economic Policy Department Leonid Kostroma in pre-trial detention in a bribery case.

11:40 16.04.2021

Over 8,500 complaints filed with prosecutors by federal ombudsman in 2020

Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova and submitted 8,587 applications to prosecutors, including 591 to the Prosecutor General’s Office, in 2020

10:43 16.04.2021

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

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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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