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St. Petersburg court sentences organizer of underground bank to suspended term

The Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg has given Stanislav Bolshakov, organizer of underground bank for money laundering, a 3-year suspended sentence.

17:46 29.06.2017

Jurors find all defendants in Nemtsov murder trial guilty

Jurors have found all of the defendants in the case over the murder of prominent Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, guilty.

16:31 29.06.2017

One more social network Group of Death admin put in detention

An underage girl, who was an administrator of a Group of Death on a social network, has been put in detention on suspicion of attempted assassination.

15:59 29.06.2017

Seizure of Red October plant owner’s assets upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s decision to seize assets belonging to Volgograd metallurgic plant Red October, Dmitry Gerasimenko, who is charged with embezzling VTB Bank’s $65 million credit.

13:29 29.06.2017

Treason trial of former Ukrainian president Yanukovych to be held in his absence

The Obolonsky District Court of Kiev has ruled to hold trial of ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who stands charged with treason, in his absence.

12:28 29.06.2017

Navalny appeals against ruling in dispute with billionaire Usmanov

Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has appealed a ruling in favor billionaire Alisher Usmanov in libel dispute.

11:39 29.06.2017

Russian court upholds repeal of $5 mln compensation for oil spill near Sakhalin coast

The Commercial Court of the Far Eastern District has upheld a ruling of a lower court to repeal collection of 329.1 million rubles (about $5 million) from Rostorg company, an owner of the ship Nadezhda, for damage to environment resulting from an oil spill near the island of Sakhalin.

10:53 29.06.2017

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

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