Trial & Litigation

Convicted actor Efremov seeks to reduce sentence in fatal car crash case

Mikhail Efremov and his defense in their appeal seek to mitigate the actor’s sentence.

17:54 24.06.2021

Federation Council approves new Investigative Committee powers in cases involving minors

The Federation Council has approved a bill vesting Russia’s Investigative Committee with extended powers to investigate cases of crimes of medium and lesser severity committed against minors.

15:01 24.06.2021

Defense lawyer for notorious Russian defendants gets 2.5 years of bribery mediation

Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court on Thursday sentenced lawyer Alexander Vershinin defending several defendants in notorious cases to 2.5 years in penal colony for mediation in bribery.

14:32 24.06.2021

Russian citizen suspected of work for Ukrainian intelligence services

A treason case was opened against a resident of Simferopol, who had allegedly worked for Ukraine’s intelligence services\.

12:19 24.06.2021

Appeals instance upholds sentence of ex-Inter RAO board member for espionage

The First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction has upheld sentence passed upon ex-board member of Inter RAO energy holding Karina Tsurkan for espionage.

10:22 24.06.2021

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Third foreigner ordered to death challenges sentence in Supreme Court of DPR

Briton Aiden Aslin, who had been ordered to death along with two other foreign citizens in the Donetsk People’s Republic, challenged his sentence.

11:17 05.07.2022

Number of appeals to Russian children's ombudsman increased by 2% in 2021

The number of appeals to the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia Maria Lvova-Belova turned out to be by 2% more in 2021 as compared with the same period of the preceding year.

12:09 01.07.2022

State Duma adopts bill on retaliatory blocking of foreign media in Russia

The State Duma on Thursday passed a bill empowering Prosecutor General and his deputies to ban foreign mass media in Russia in response to hostile actions by foreign states regarding Russian media working abroad.

14:15 30.06.2022