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Opposition figurehead's illegal rally case returned for review

The Constitutional Court on Thursday returned for review the case of Eduard Limonov, the leader of The Other Russia unregistered political party, whom the Tverskoy District Court fined in August 2012 for organizing a demonstration.

18:10 14.02.2013

Georgian politician charged with planning unrest in Moscow

Georgian politician Givi Targamadze has been charged with planning unrest in Russia. He has been placed on the wanted list and the investigators plan to request a court warrant to have him arrested in absentia.

17:38 14.02.2013

Customs service's appeal over refusal to accept card payments dismissed

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the court ruling to dismiss the customs service's appeal against the antimonopoly watchdog's decision regarding its refusal to accept card payments.

16:09 14.02.2013

Tax authorities overcharge major retailer by $16 mln

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has upheld the verdict in the tax case concerning the Auchan retailer. The court has thus rejected the Federal Tax Service's appeal, ruling that the service overcharged the major company by roughly 500 million rubles ($16 mln).

15:50 14.02.2013

US SEC obtains $2.5 mln default judgment against Russians for insider trading

A US federal court in New York City has entered judgments against three Russian citizens implicated in a massive insider trading scheme since mid-October.

14:33 14.02.2013

No offensive statements in interview with Putin's former adviser - court

Sergei Aleksashenko, the former First Deputy Central Bank Board Chairman, has lost the one million ruble defamation case his filed against Andrei Illarionov, a former adviser to President Vladimir Putin.

13:04 14.02.2013

Former Medvedev aide cries libel over Forbes article

Leonid Reiman, former communications minister and former presidential aide under Dmitry Medvedev, has filed a libel lawsuit against Timofei Dzyadko over an article he wrote while serving as an editor for Forbes Russia

11:33 14.02.2013

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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