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Attorneys allowed to visit clients in prison hospitals despite quarantine

The Supreme Court has supported the complaint of three inmates of a Yekaterinburg prison who claim that their attorneys were not allowed into the prison hospital, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.

17:03 06.06.2014

Opposition activist Udaltsov to remain under house arrest

The Moscow City Court has extended until September 10 the time under house arrest of Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov who stands accused of having organized riots in May 2012, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI.

16:50 06.06.2014

Russia releases seized Artic Sunrise Greenpeace vessel

Russia’s Investigative Committee removed the seizure of Greenpeace vessel – the Arctic Sunrise – spent docked there following the participation of its crewmembers in an Arctic drilling protest, according to the Greenpeace website.

16:20 06.06.2014

Ukrainian government confiscates titanium assets from Firtash

The Ukrainian government has terminated the lease contract of Crimea Titan, a company of billionaire Dmytro Firtash, for two titanium mining and enrichment plants, said Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, as quoted by RIA Novosti.

15:40 06.06.2014

Two alleged planners of terror attack in Moscow to remain in detention

The Moscow City Court has extended the detention of Yulai Davletbayev, who allegedly masterminded a terrorist attack which was foiled in Moscow in May 2013, and his accomplice Robert Amerkhanov, the court's press office told RAPSI on Friday.

15:00 06.06.2014

Russian parliament mulls relaxing rules for Visa and MasterCard

The State Duma Financial Markets Committee will hear amendments to the law on the national card payment system to relax requirements for Visa and MasterCard after the four-day holiday in mid-June, said committee head Natalya Burykina.

14:46 06.06.2014

Russian patent agency denies Boeing trademark bid

The Board of Russia’s Chamber for Patent Disputes has confirmed its denial to register a Boeing trademark graphic that is rendered as an airplane, the agency said in a statement.

12:52 06.06.2014

Jailed Russian pilot says there’s a provocateur In Fort Dix

Aleksei Tarasov, attorney of jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko who is currently serving out a sentence for drug smuggling, says there is a provocateur in Fort Dix prison who’s endangering his client.

11:38 06.06.2014

Former son-in-law of Kazakh president arrested in Vienna - report

Former Kazakh Ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliyev, who is accused of kidnapping, was arrested in Vienna, according to the Austrian media. Aliyev has surrendered voluntarily and is going to cooperate with law enforcement authorities in the investigation, his attorney Manfred Ainedter told APA agency.

10:51 06.06.2014

US to deport former Microsoft employee to Russia

US authorities plan to deport former Microsoft employee Alex Kibkalo, who was charged with stealing and then leaking company secrets, to Russia after he serves his sentence, RAPSI learned on Thursday.

10:34 06.06.2014

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