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Arrest in absentia of woman over repeated Constitution amendments voting vacated

The Moscow City Court has overturned arrest in absentia of citizen of Russia and Israel Yulia Ilyinskaya, who had allegedly three times voted on the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

18:08 17.09.2020

Blogger to stay detained until October in case over access to secret data

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld detention of blogger Andrey Pyzh charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret until October 5.

17:30 17.09.2020

Over 2,000 land plots forfeited from two prosecuted ex-heads of Moscow Region districts

Over 2,000 land plots and other assets have been seized from prosecuted ex-heads of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov and Klin districts Alexander Shestun and Alexander Postrigan in favor of the state.

16:54 17.09.2020

Former head of Globex Bank gets 3 years behind bars for embezzling 12 million euros

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow on Thursday found a former president of Globex Bank Vitaly Vavilin guilty of embezzling 12 million euros from the financial organization and sentenced him to 3 years in penal colony.

15:50 17.09.2020

Moskalkova asks French Justice Minister for release of Russian Vinnik from detention

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has sent a petition to the French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti seeking release of Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik from detention.

15:17 17.09.2020

Urals resident arrested in absentia in case over assault on Russian center in Kiev

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for a wanted resident of Yekaterinburg, Ural, Yury Izotov charged with assault on the Russian center of science and culture in Kiev.

14:15 17.09.2020

Russia’s Investigative Committee opens case over discovery of mass WW2 grave

A criminal case was opened by investigators after a mass grave of Soviet citizens murdered during the World War II had been discovered in the Leningrad Region.

13:01 17.09.2020

Ex-Russian top investigator’s long prison sentence in $1 mln bribery case upheld

The First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction on Thursday upheld a 12-year prison sentence given to ex-director of the Investigative Committee's Main Investigations Directorate Alexander Drymanov for $1 million bribery.

12:03 17.09.2020

Nearly 4,000 alcohol sale violation cases considered by Moscow courts in 18 months

Moscow courts considered about 4,000 cases over violation of rights of alcohol trade in 2019 and the first half of 2020.

11:16 17.09.2020

Lokomotiv’s $2 mln claim against ex-FC president dismissed

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a 144-million-ruble ($2 million) damage claim filed by the football club Lokomotiv against its ex-president and CEO of the team Ilya Gerkus.

10:42 17.09.2020

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

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