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Witness in Tymoshenko murder trial changes testimony – state prosecutors

The head of the Industrial Union of Donbass, who is a witness in the criminal case over the murder of Ukrainian MP and businessman Yevhen Shcherban, changed his testimony on Tuesday during his interrogation in court.

19:07 02.04.2013

Russian tycoon to be released from Cambodian prison under restriction

Real estate magnate Sergei Polonsky will be released from prison in Cambodia soon, but he will be required to stay in the country, State Duma Deputy Alexei Chepa, a Russia-Cambodia Commission member, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

17:33 02.04.2013

Supreme Court may ban reading testimonies in court if witnesses absent

The Supreme Court is considering banning the practice of reading the testimonies of witnesses who fail to show in court unless they have a valid reason for their absence.

16:15 02.04.2013

US judge relaxes bail terms in high-tech Russian export case

A US federal court in New York has relaxed some of the bail terms assigned to Viktoria Klebanova, who has pleaded guilty for her role in the illegal sale of microelectronics to Russia.

15:44 02.04.2013

Defense witnesses give testimony in Nerpa submarine accident retrial

The court called an adjournment in the retrial of the Nerpa nuclear submarine accident case until Thursday after the defense' attorneys finished questioning their witnesses.

13:40 02.04.2013

Ex-defense minister to be questioned about illegal supplies from Kazakhstan

Investigators plan to question former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov as a witness in the case of the illegal supply of torpedo components from Kazakhstan.

13:11 02.04.2013

US energy firm turns to Russian authorities for approval of Lukoil deal

Russian oil giant Lukoil is set to purchase Samara-Nafta, a smaller regional oil company, from international energy company Hess Corporation for $2.05 billion, but the sale will not be final until approved by Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service, according to a statement issued by Hess Monday.

12:43 02.04.2013

YouTube seeks to resolve suicide video dispute via unorthodox routes - regulator

The consumer rights regulator (Rospotrebnadzor) has claimed that YouTube LLC, which has appealed to the courts to invalidate the regulator's decision to ban one of its videos for containing pro-suicide information, has been using extra-judicial and even illegal methods to resolve the dispute.

12:15 02.04.2013

Investigative Committee seeks to detain Russian lawyer granted US asylum

Investigators have appealed to the Presnensky Court of Moscow to issue a warrant for detaining lawyer Boris Kuznetsov, currently residing in US, for divulging state secrets. In Russia Kuznetsov worked on many high profile criminal and human rights cases.

10:25 02.04.2013

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