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Bill on private military companies under consideration – Russian MP

Russian ministry of defense and the lower house of parliament are working on a bill on private military companies (PMCs).

17:08 27.06.2014

Estonia to extradite fugitive Russian ex-lawmaker

Alexander Dmitriyev, a former banker and ex-deputy of the Omsk City Legislature who is suspected of bank fraud totaling $15 million, will be extradited from Estonia to Russia on Friday, announced the press service of Interpol’s National Central Bureau (NCB) for Russia.

16:33 27.06.2014

Deputy Moscow Mayor files $30K defamation lawsuit against Navalny

Deputy Moscow Mayor Maxim Liksutov, the head of the city's transportation department, who filed a libel suit against opposition activist Alexei Navalny claims one million rubles (up to $30,000) in damages.

15:50 27.06.2014

Arrest order upheld against billionaire ex-senator Pugachev

The Moscow City Court on Friday upheld the issuance of an arrest order against Sergei Pugachev, former Russian senator and founder of the bankrupted Mezhprombank, the court's press office told RAPSI.

15:06 27.06.2014

BBC files claim with Russia's IP Court over Top Gear trademark

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has turned to the Russian Intellectual Property Court seeking cancellation of the Top Gear trademark protection.

14:20 27.06.2014

Russian court takes transsexual’s side in gender dispute - report

The Central Court of Chelyabinsk has recognized a female-to male sex change made by a plaintiff as legitimate and has ordered local civil registry to reflect his new status in all related documents.

13:30 27.06.2014

Russian investigators claim for Ukrainian governor’s arrest to be heard on July 2

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court will consider the investigators’ motion to issue an arrest warrant for Dnipropetrovsk Governor Ihor Kolomoisky on July 2.

11:51 27.06.2014

Crimea may turn to international court over Scythian gold

If the Scythian gold exhibits from Crimean museums are transferred to Ukraine, this would create a negative precedent, violate museum laws and force Crimea to file a lawsuit.

11:03 27.06.2014

Moscow court limits right of Potanin’s ex-wife to alimony

Moscow's Presnensky District Magistrate Court has granted a request filed by Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin who sought to limit the right of his former wife Natalya to control the alimony.

10:20 27.06.2014

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