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Watchdog greenlights Gazprom antitrust probe

Russia’s antitrust watchdog has opened a probe into Russian energy giant Gazprom over alleged abuse of its monopoly position by signing pipe supply contracts with preferred contractors.

18:00 03.04.2013

Berezovsky's assets to be seized in Russia if found - Federal Bailiff Service

The inheritance of the late oligarch Boris Berezovsky, who died in late March in London, will be seized if found in Russia, Federal Bailiff Service head Artur Parfenchikov told the Prime business news agency on Wednesday.

17:44 03.04.2013

Pussy Riot's Alyokhina against prison transfer - lawyer

Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina does not want to be transferred from the Berezniki prison in the Perm Territory to another penal colony because she feels safe in her present location, her lawyer Irina Khrunova told RAPSI on Tuesday.

15:47 03.04.2013

Lawyer charged with revealing state secrets arrested in absentia

The Presnensky District Court in Moscow has granted the investigators' request to arrest lawyer Boris Kuznetsov in absentia on Wednesday, RAPSI reports from the court. He was charged with revealing state secrets, and now resides in the United States.

15:06 03.04.2013

Kirovles embezzlement case against Navalny starts on April 17

The Leninsky District Court in the town of Kirov will hear the case of alleged embezzlement from the Kirovles logging company on April 17. According to investigators, Navalny, then a voluntary adviser to the Kirov governor, organized the theft of over 10,000 cubic meters of timber from Kirovles logging enterprise.

14:13 03.04.2013

Complaint against inaction in the Dubrovka Theater attack case rejected

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court ruling on the legitimacy of the investigation authorities' refusal to open a case against the officials who managed the storming of the Dubrovka Theater in 2002.

13:30 03.04.2013

Prosecutors seek to transfer Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to different prison

The Perm Territorial Prosecutor's Office has asked for Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina to be transferred to a different prison for safety reasons. Alyokhina is serving a two year sentence for hooliganism after taking part in Pussy Riot's "punk prayer" at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

12:43 03.04.2013

Russian development mogul Polonsky released from Cambodian prison

Real estate magnate Sergei Polonsky has been released from prison in Cambodia, but he is required to stay in the country. He will have to reside at a location designated by the judge and must sign in at the local police department once a month, said Pavel Seskanov, head of the Consular Department at the Russian Embassy to Cambodia.

11:41 03.04.2013

Former French budget minister charged with tax evasion

The former French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac has admitted that he held a foreign bank account to evade taxes and has been officially charged with fax fraud.

10:26 03.04.2013

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