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Magnitsky's mother appeals former detention center official's acquittal

The mother of the late Hermitage Capital fund auditor Sergei Magnitsky has disputed the acquittal of Dmitry Kratov, former deputy head of the Butyrka pretrial detention center, accused of negligence which resulted in the death of Magnitsky, her attorney Nikolay Gorokhov told the Russian Legal Information Agency.

18:50 09.01.2013

UAE women accused of Muslim Brotherhood membership to be interrogated

UAE police have launched an interrogation into a number of women accused of committing crimes against the state, the Emirates News Agency reported Wednesday.

18:15 09.01.2013

Swiss prosecutors freeze local bank accounts in quest for Magnitsky funds

Swiss federal prosecutors have imposed freezes against local bank accounts in the amount of millions of francs as part of an investigation into the money laundering case connected with Hermitage Capital fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky's death, Swiss media outlets reported Wednesday.

17:52 09.01.2013

Moscow airport seeks $4.5 million from bankrupt Ukrainian company

Sheremetyevo airport and TZK Sheremetyevo have filed lawsuits with the Moscow Commercial Court to recover approximately $4.5 million in debt from the Ukrainian Aerosvit airline, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Wednesday.

17:29 09.01.2013

Moscow rioters take claims of official torture to the ECHR

Two suspects in the Moscow Bolotnaya Square riots case have filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) claiming to have been tortured, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Wednesday.

16:06 09.01.2013

Convict appeals 2010 football riots sentence

The Moscow City Court has dismissed the supervisory appeal filed against the indictment of Igor Berezyuk, who was convicted of having participated in the 2010 Moscow riots waged by football fans and nationalists in the aftermath of the shooting death of one of their own a day prior.

13:57 09.01.2013

Investigations intensify against Ukrainian presidential bodyguard accused of espionage

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has submitted materials in a criminal case pending against the former bodyguard of ex-Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma for further investigation, Melnichenko's attorney Mykola Nedilko told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

12:45 09.01.2013

Indonesian court declares unconstitutionality of international schools

The Indonesian Constitutional Court has found that the existence of privileged international schools in the country is repugnant to the constitution, the Jakarta Post reported on Wednesday.

12:00 09.01.2013

Investigation into Russian businessman's case starts in Cambodia

The Cambodian police in Sihanoukville have started an investigation into the case of three arrested Russians, one of whom being businessman Sergei Polonsky, Pavel Seskanov, a spokesperson for the Russian embassy in Cambodia, said.

11:30 09.01.2013

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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