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Convicted defendant in $5M submarine model embezzlement case denied parole

Ex-CEO of NovIT PRO Andrey Petrov convicted of involvement in the embezzlement of 368 million rubles of involvement in the embezzlement of 368 million rubles allocated by the Defense Ministry for developing and manufacturing a 3D model for repairs of a submarine was denied parole.

16:40 26.08.2021

Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp fined about $500K for failure to localize Russian users’ data

A magistrate court in Moscow on Thursday fined social networks Facebook and Twitter as well as WhatsApp messengers 36 million rubles (around $500,000) in total for breaching law requirements concerning localization of personal data of Russian users in the Russian Federation.

15:03 26.08.2021

Sentence of New Greatness extremism movement member in extremism case upheld

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld sentence against a member of the New Greatness movement Pavel Rebrovsky for organization of an extremist community.

12:56 26.08.2021

Cassation instance rejects nine appeals against bankruptcy of Promsvyazbank ex-owner

The Moscow District Commercial Court has rejected nine cassation appeals against lower courts’decisions to declare ex-owner of PJSC Promsvyazbank (PSB) Dmitry Ananyev bankrupt.

11:13 26.08.2021

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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