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Russian man’s sentence for murder threats to judge upheld

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld sentence of a resident of town of Voronezh Mikhail Kvasov for murder threats to Moscow judge Stanislav Minin.

18:44 02.06.2020

Resident of Russia's Mari El Republic gets 2.5 years for illegal gamble business

A resident of Yoshkar-Ola in Russia’s Mari El Republic received 2.5 years in high-security prison for the organization of illegal card game poker club.

17:36 02.06.2020

Man charged with calls for kindergarten arson to go on jury trial

A criminal case against Vologda Region resident Yevgeny Sinitsky charged with calls for arson attack on a kindergarten will be considered by jurors.

16:14 02.06.2020

Detention of four ex-policemen involved in Golunov case prolonged until fall

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Tuesday extended detention of four ex-policemen involved in a case over planting drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov for three months.

14:59 02.06.2020

Russian banker accused of $48 mln embezzlement arrested in absentia

Stockholder of the bank Severny Credit (North Credit) Alexey Zhelezov, who stands charged with organized embezzlement of 3.3 billion rubles ($48 million) from the customers’ bank accounts and their legalization, has been arrested in absentia.

13:58 02.06.2020

Moscow woman goes on trial over fake news about handling of COVID-19 victims’ bodies

The Kuntsevsky District Court in Moscow is to hear a criminal case against a local woman who disseminated false information that bodies of those passed away because of the pandemic have been secretly transported from a district observation facility.

12:27 02.06.2020

Supreme Court liquidates political party of Russian lawyer Trunov

The Supreme Court of Russia has granted a lawsuit of the Justice Ministry and ordered liquidation of the political prty Democratic Legal Russia led by lawyer Igor Trunov.

11:41 02.06.2020

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

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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