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Ex-police officer sentenced in Politkovskaya case was offered $137,000

Former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who was sentenced to 11 years in connection with the murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya,was offered $137,000, according to his wife’s testimony, which was revealed in the courtroom Tuesday.

17:31 17.09.2013

Seven detained in alleged Gazprom shareholder fraud

Seven men have been detained in Moscow on suspicion of having embezzled Gazprom shares in the amount of 500 million rubles (upwards of $15.4 million).

17:11 17.09.2013

Man faces 2 years in jail for defrauding Russian judges

A criminal case has been opened against a man residing in Russia’s Perm region who attempted to pressure local judges.

16:14 17.09.2013

Supreme Court's decision to cut Khodorkovsky's sentence appealed

Defense lawyers for former YUKOS top manager Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev have appealed Russia's Supreme Courts decision to lower the sentences of their clients to 10 years and 10 months, the website of Khodorkovsky's press office said on Tuesday.

14:37 17.09.2013

Extremist literature withdrawn from two Russian mosques

The Federal Security Service (FSB) has withdrawn extremist literature from the mosques in Russia's Bashkortostan, the spokesperson of the regional department of the Federal Security Service told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

14:07 17.09.2013

Website blocking is ineffective measure - telecom regulator

Website blocking under the anti-piracy law is ineffective measure and it can be used only as a last resort, Maxim Ksenzov, deputy head of the Federal Service for Telecom, IT and Mass Communications Supervision (Roskomnadzor), said at the conference "Right to Download" on Tuesday.

13:48 17.09.2013

Cosmonaut sues Gagarin Research & Training over wages

Shelkovo City Court on October 4 will hear the lawsuit of cosmonaut Sergei Volkov against Yu. A. Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center contesting industry wages.

13:17 17.09.2013

Over 8 mln Russians are drug addicts – government report

The number of drug addicts in Russia is estimated at 8.5 million people, or almost six percent of the total population, a government report said Tuesday.

12:41 17.09.2013

ECHR has merged and prioritized Moscow 2012 riots claims

The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) has merged seven applications filed by the defendants in Moscow 2012 May riots case and assigned them top priority.

11:52 17.09.2013

Bill enabling transits without visa to stay in Russia for 3 days forwarded to Duma

The government has forwarded for the State Duma's review a draft law permitting transit visitors to stay in Russia without visa for 72 hours.

11:09 17.09.2013

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