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Suspect in Hitachi manager kidnapping case to be under arrest until May 11

Moscow's Savyolovsky District Court has extended the arrest of Kirill Ruforny, a suspect in the kidnapping case of a Hitachi manager Yakov Fominykh, until May 11.

18:53 13.03.2013

Sovcomflot loses appeal of UK bribery ruling, vows to carry on to Supreme Court

Sovcomflot failed last week in its attempt to recast a series of alleged bribes carried out by former director general Dmitri Skarga as crimes under English as opposed to Russian law in the appeals division of London’s High Court of Justice.

18:22 13.03.2013

Iraq files lawsuits over valuables seized in 2003

Iraq has filed some 40 lawsuits against different countries, demanding the return of valuable antiquities illegally taken from the country during the military invasion in 2003.

18:13 13.03.2013

Over 10,000 sentenced Russians wear electronic bracelets

Over 10,000 Russians sentenced to restricted freedom are controlled using electronic bracelets.

17:46 13.03.2013

Bolshoi dancers sign letter in defense of alleged mastermind of acid attack

Over 300 members of the Bolshoi Ballet company have signed a letter in defense of the lead soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, who stands accused of having organized an acid attack on the theater's artistic director Sergey Filin, which left him nearly blind.

17:07 13.03.2013

Absentia arrest upheld for Georgian politician accused of plotting riots in Russia

The Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to arrest Georgian politician Givi Targamadze in absentia on charges of plotting riots in Russia, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.

16:36 13.03.2013

Ex-defense minister finally testifies in property scandal

Russia’s former Defense Minister, Anatoly Serdyukov, has been cooperating for the first time in an investigation into his alleged complicity in misusing Defense Ministry assets to carry out expensive renovation work at a luxury summer house belonging to his brother-in-law, and has testified as a witness.

16:09 13.03.2013

Dutch Supreme Court rules that forcibly making out does not constitute rape

The Dutch Supreme Court held Tuesday to remove kissing with tongue from the list of offenses that can be charged as rape under the country’s criminal code.

15:44 13.03.2013

Russia does not consider option of private prisons - official

Russia does not yet plan to establish private prisons, Federal Penitentiary Service Deputy Director Nikolai Kolesnik told reporters on Wednesday.

15:35 13.03.2013

London High Court orders Tajik mogul to pay damages to Russian lender

London’s High Court of Justice has ordered Tajik businessman Avaz Nazarov and a company owned by him to pay up for various tort and contract claims arising from the failure to repay millions of dollars in loans granted by Russian businessman Valery Vorobyev.

14:45 13.03.2013

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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