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Court acquits Jehovah's Witnesses leader charged with extremism

The Altai Republic Supreme Court revoked on Thursday the sentence of the head of a local branch of Jehovah's Witnesses who was earlier convicted of religious extremism, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday. The court has also ordered to terminate the case.

17:38 22.12.2011

Court upholds refusal to award charitable fund $62,9k from publishers

The Moscow City Court has upheld on Thursday a district court’s decision not to recover $62,900 from the Kommersant publishing house for a charitable fund and one of its managers Vladimir Kiselev, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) reports from the courtroom.

17:29 22.12.2011

Far Eastern financial company’s bankruptcy case postponed until Feb.16

A commercial court postponed on Thursday the hearing of DVTG-Finance's bankruptcy case until February 16, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) reports from the courtroom.

17:04 22.12.2011

Khodorkovsky plans to write governance work in prison

Former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who is serving a 13-year prison sentence in a Karelian jail for oil theft and money laundering, plans to write a work on governance, the Khodorkovsky Press Center reported on its website on Thursday.

16:54 22.12.2011

State-run agricultural bank wins $59.8 mln from investors

The Moscow Commercial Court has satisfied three Rosselkhozbank lawsuits against a major Moscow market and an alcohol distributor for a total of $59.8 million.

16:42 22.12.2011

Court terminates bankruptcy case of Moskovia Airlines

A court has terminated the bankruptcy proceedings against Moskovia Airlines, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI /rapsinews.com).

16:26 22.12.2011

Tymoshenko, defense to be absent during hearings

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s defense will not attend any further hearings in her appeal against her sentence in the “gas case,” her attorney Serhiy Vlasenko said.

16:09 22.12.2011

Former airport CEO sentenced to five years for fraud

The court has sentenced former Chkalovsky Airport General Director Anton Kulikov for stealing money from the Estonian Tallship limited partnership , the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Thursday.

14:43 22.12.2011

New crime episodes revealed in Yegiazaryan’s case

Investigators have revealed new episodes of illegal activity by former State Duma Deputy Ashot Yegiazaryan.

14:22 22.12.2011

Court approves $3k fine from anticorruption crusader in defamation suit

The court has upheld the $3,000 fine imposed against renowned blogger Alexei Navalny for businessman Vladlen Stepanov, Navalny’s attorney Ramil Akhmetgaliyev told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

14:07 22.12.2011

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.

17:20 17.01.2023

Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

Russia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.

15:29 13.01.2023

Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Lawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.

16:17 12.10.2022