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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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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.

17:20 17.01.2023

Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

Russia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.

15:29 13.01.2023

Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Lawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.

16:17 12.10.2022