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U.S. investor Calvey to stay under house arrest in Moscow until August 13

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld extension of house arrest for Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey in the 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case until August 13.

17:34 23.06.2020

Federal Chamber of Lawyers backs initiative on minors’ right to public representation

Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers has backed an initiative envisaging that court-appointed legal professionals are to be granted the right to represent interests of minors.

15:52 23.06.2020

Number of convicts cut in half in Russia in last 20 years – statistics

The number of convicts whose sentences had come into effect reduced nearly by 50% in the Russian Federation in the last 20 years, according to the official statistics of the Supreme Court’s Justice Department.

12:59 23.06.2020

Number of convicted teenagers reduces in Russia more than triple in 10 years

In the last decade the number of Russian teenagers convicted of committing crimes has downed by more than three times.

11:06 23.06.2020

Rolf car dealer’s top manager to remain under house arrest for another three months

House arrest of Anatoly Kairo, the development department director of the major car dealer Rolf involved in a case over siphoning 4 billion rubles (about $60 million) abroad, on Tuesday was extended until September 25.

10:41 23.06.2020

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