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Moscow court detains grandson of ex-Khabarovsk governor for drunken traffic accident

A magistracy of Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Thursday detained Igor Ishayev, the grandson of a former Khabarovsk Krai governor Victor Ishayev, for 12 days for committing a traffic accident in a drunken state.

17:38 18.06.2020

Activists of extremist movement get up to 13 years in prison for attempted terror attack

The Second Western District Military Court sentenced activists of extremist movement Artpodgotovka to from 6 to 13 years behind bars in a criminal case over attempted terror attack and participation in a terrorist organization, a RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom on Thursday.

16:42 18.06.2020

Russia’s communications watchdog reverses Telegram blocking

Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor lifted restriction of access to Telegram messenger on Thursday.

15:59 18.06.2020

Oral arguments in theater project embezzlement case set for June 22

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will hear oral arguments of parties in the embezzlement case involving theater director Kirill Serebrennikov on June 22.

14:57 18.06.2020

Supreme Court refuses to lift seizure of flat of ex-Promsvyazbank owner's daughter

The Supreme Court of Russia has refused to reconsider a ruling on the seizure of a flat of a daughter of ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev in central Moscow.

13:00 18.06.2020

Russian Supreme Court upholds 2012 SSJ crash case ruling against foreign insurers

The Supreme Court of Russia has again dismissed an appeal filed by several foreign insurers against a ruling ordering them to pay over $16 million to Kapital Strakhovaniye insurance company in connection with the Superjet 100 aicraft crash in Indonesia in May 2012.

12:13 18.06.2020

Bankruptcy proceedings against VIM Airlines extended for six months

The Tatarstan Commercial Court has extended bankruptcy proceedings against VIM Airlines for six months.

10:54 18.06.2020

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

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