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Legal issues in the aftermath of Obama’s triumph

President Barrack Obama will enjoy another four years at America’s helm after a long and rather brutal campaign season. With Romney’s concession comes the strong likelihood that these elections will truly be over and done with by the time the last remaining ballots are counted. Still, as always, some legal issues remain lurking in the background.

18:13 07.11.2012

Extension of attempted Putin assassin's detention upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld the extension of Kazakh resident Ilya Pyanzin's arrest until January 25. Pyanzin has been accused in attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.

18:01 07.11.2012

Main hearings into Madonna lawsuits set for November 22

The Moskovsky District Court in St. Petersburg will hear on November 22 several lawsuits filed by local human rights activists against Madonna for compensation for moral harm.

17:50 07.11.2012

Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova seeks sentence deferment until child comes of age

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who was sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral, has asked the court to postpone her sentence until her daughter comes of age.

17:11 07.11.2012

Sentence reduced for ex-shipping CEO charged with $67 mln theft

The Moscow City Court has mitigated the sentence of Yuri Privalov, the former head of a Sovcomflot subsidiary, to three years in prison. He was earlier sentenced to 4.5 years for stealing more than $67 million.

16:48 07.11.2012

Teacher and two chemists detained in radioactive meth lab case

Police officers have detained three individuals suspected of having created a radioactive drug laboratory in Moscow.

16:17 07.11.2012

St. Petersburg man charged for leaving fake bomb near mosque

A criminal case has been opened against a St. Petersburg man who allegedly left a pig's head and a fake bomb near a mosque.

15:44 07.11.2012

Russian lawmakers to clarify the definition of fraud

State Duma lawmakers plan to distinguish between everyday fraud and fraud in the business sector. The draft law was submitted to the Duma on April 11 and adopted in the first reading on October 23.

15:11 07.11.2012

Arrest of suspect in Kaspersky's son kidnapping extended

The Moscow City Court extended the arrest of Nikolay Savelyev, one of the alleged organizers of the kidnapping of the son of businessman and prominent software developer Yevgeny Kaspersky.

14:23 07.11.2012

Moscow lawyer goes on shooting rampage, kills five

A lawyer for a Moscow pharmaceutical company fresh from a five-day bender opened fire from two automatic shotguns on his colleagues while they were sitting at their desks. He killed five and injured two.

13:49 07.11.2012

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