Trial & Litigation

Regional prosecutor’s assistant suspected of taking bribes

Investigation has been launched into an assistant of a prosecutor of Russia’s Primorsky Krai Damir Niyazov on bribery allegations.

15:50 17.08.2021

Navalny fails to challenge prone to escape status

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal lodged by Alexey Navalny against dismissal of his lawsuit against a penal colony where he is serving sentence over labeling him as a convict prone to escape.

13:28 17.08.2021

Alleged leader of Crimean cell of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses put in detention

A court in Simferopol, Crimea, on Tuesday placed alleged organizer of the Yalta cell of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia as extremist, in detention.

12:09 17.08.2021

Ex-owners of VIM Airlines denied review of $400K wage recovery case

The Commercial Court of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan has refused to reconsider a ruling on the recovery of nearly 29 million rubles ($400,000) of salary overpaid to ex-president of VIM Airlines Rashid Mursekayev and his wife Svetlana.

11:56 17.08.2021

Defense lawyers complain of impossibility to contact convicted foreigner Whelan

Defense lawyers for former American marine Paul Whelan sentenced to 16 years in high-security prison for espionage against Russia have filed complaints over impossibility to contact their client with the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) and the Prosecutor General’s Office.

10:29 17.08.2021

Northwestern tax service official put in detention for two months in graft case

Moscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court on Monday ordered detention of acting chief Northwestern Tax Directorate’s anti-corruption department of Russia’s Federal Tax Service Maxim Rozsypalo suspected of bribery until October 14.

18:19 16.08.2021

Lawmaker challenges ruling in defamation dispute with Russian TV star

The Moscow City Duma Communist lawmaker Pavel Tarasov has challenged dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against famous Russian TV and radio host Vladimir Solovyev.

17:59 16.08.2021

Ruling against Navalny’s ally in defamation dispute with businessman upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering Lyubov Sobol, an associate of Alexey Navalny, to pay businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin 500,000 rubles (about $7,000) for defamation.

17:11 16.08.2021

Investigators seek to detain Northwestern tax service official suspected of graft

Investigators on Monday filed a motion to put acting chief Northwestern Tax Directorate’s anti-corruption department of Russia’s Federal Tax Service Maxim Rozsypalo suspected of bribery in detention.

16:00 16.08.2021

Navalny’s spokesperson sentenced to restriction of liberty for breaching sanitary rules

Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court on Monday sentenced Kira Yarmysh, the spokesperson of a foundation founded by Alexey Navalny, to 1.5 years of restriction of liberty for breaching sanitary norms at an illegal rally held in Januarу.

15:26 16.08.2021

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Moscow court keeps ex-deputy of minister for emergencies in detention

The Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Andrey Gurovich, former deputy of minister for emergencies, who stands charged with abuse of power.

16:45 09.08.2022

Ex-Russian TV journalist fined for discrediting Russian army

Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova was fined 40,000 rubles (about $650 at the current exchange rate) after being found guilty of discrediting the country's armed forces in social media post.

16:15 08.08.2022

Vneshprombank ex-managers appeal against court decision over their liability

Former top managers of Vneshprombank have appealed against a court decision bringing them to subsidiary liability for the obligations of the bank.

12:32 09.08.2022