Trial & Litigation

Defendant in 2009 crime lord murder case sentenced to 14 years behind bars

Moscow’s Savelovsky District Court on Friday sentenced Kakha Gazzayev, a defendant in the case over the killing of crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov in July 2009, to 14 years in high-security prison.

15:33 23.04.2021

Meduza media outlet declared foreign agent

The Justice Ministry added Meduza to the list of media acting as foreign agents, the Ministry’s press service reports Friday.

14:55 23.04.2021

Moscow Aviation Institute’s senior lecturer gets 20 years in jail for treason

The Moscow City Court on Friday sentenced the Moscow Aviation Institute’s assistant professor Alexey Vorobyev to 20 years in high-security colony for treason, RAPSI was told in the court’s press service.

13:29 23.04.2021

Prosecutor seeks 16 years in prison for crime lord murder case defendant

A prosecutor demanded 16 years in high-security prison for Kakha Gazzayev, a defendant in the case over the killing of crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov in July 2009.

11:37 23.04.2021

Case over $157,000 bribe launched against two Moscow investigators

The Main Investigative Department of the Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case over receipt of a bribe in the amount of 12 million rubles (about $157,000 at the current exchange rate) by the head and deputy head of the investigative department of the Interior Ministry in the Solntsevo district of Moscow.

10:51 23.04.2021

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