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Prosecutors seek 16 and 18 years behind bars for ex-policemen for planning terror attack

Public prosecutors have moved to sentence former police officers of the Krasnodar Directorate of the Interior Ministry Maxim Kotomanov and Dmitry Krasilnikov to 16 and 18 years in a maximum security penal colony charged with planning to send letters with poisonous substances to diplomatic missions.

17:37 24.05.2021

Detention of two police generals extended until mid-June

The Moscow City Court on Monday extended detention two former deputy chiefs of the Interior Ministry’s Investigations Department, generals of justice Alexander Biryukov and Alexander Krakovsky, until June 15.

15:53 24.05.2021

Sentence of ex-CEO of Khrunichev space research center challenged by defense

Lawyers of Alexander Seliverstov, ex-CEO of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, one of the country's leading space enterprises, who was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime colony for embezzlement of property using his official position, filed an appeal against the sentence.

14:49 24.05.2021

No more scheduled inspections of nonprofits in Russia – Justice Ministry

No future scheduled inspections of non-profit organizations (NPOs) are planned in Russia, Deputy Minister of Justice of Russia Maxim Bezkhmelnitzin said at the Digitalization of National Jurisdiction discussion session held within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9 ¾, which completed its work in St. Petersburg on Saturday.

11:19 24.05.2021

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

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

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

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025