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Russia’s Business Ombudsman urges more active fight against corruption in state procurement

The measures aimed to prevent unscrupulous actions on the part of commissioners in the sphere of state procurement lack efficiency, according to Russia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov.

18:51 03.06.2020

Imposition of fines for breaching Moscow lockdown order found legal

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld imposition of fines for violation of self-isolation order and high-alert mode in the city over the coronavirus spread.

17:09 03.06.2020

St. Petersburg lawyer faces trial on fraud attempt allegations

A court in Russia’s Bryansk will consider a fraud attempt case against a St. Petersburg attorney.

16:56 03.06.2020

Woman in Russian South fined $220 for coronavirus fake news

A court in the Krasnodar Region has fined a woman 15,000 rubles (about $220) for publishing on a social network a fake about absence of coronavirus-infected patients in local hospitals.

15:51 03.06.2020

Moscow police urge 9-year supervision over young woman attempted to join terrorists

Police filed a lawsuit seeking to order administrative supervision over Varvara Karaulova, ex-student of the Moscow State University who had been convicted of an attempt to join terrorists in Syria, until April 27, 2029.

14:19 03.06.2020

Russia’s senator Kerimov files defamation suit against several media

Member of the Russian Federation Council Suleyman Kerimov has lodged a defamation lawsuit against several media outlets.

13:30 03.06.2020

Two businessmen convicted in case over $15 mln embezzlement of Defense Ministry funds

The Shcherbinsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced two entrepreneurs to 8 and 4 years respectively in a penal colony in a criminal case over massive embezzlement of budgetary funds worth over 1 billion rubles ($15 million) allocated for construction and reconstruction of Russia’s Defense Ministry facilities.

12:45 03.06.2020

Ruling on Vostochny bank stock sale upheld

The Sixth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld refusal to reconsider upon newly discovered evidence a ruling ordering the Cypriot Evison Holdings Limited, through which Baring Vostok and Russia Partners investment funds control a batch of the Vostochny bank’s stock, to sell 9.99% of shares

11:28 03.06.2020

Asset sale procedure against Tatfondbank ex-chair Musin extended

The Tatarstan Commercial Court has extended an asset sale procedure against ex-chairman of Tatfondbank Robert Musin for six months.

10:55 03.06.2020

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

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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