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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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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025