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Pardon commission recommends mitigation of ex-mayor Urlashov’s sentence by 3.5 years

The Yaroslavl Region’s pardon commission on Thursday recommended that a 12.5-year prison term given to ousted ex-Yaroslavl mayor Yevgeny Urlashov for corruption be reduced to 9 years.

16:30 26.04.2018

Former Russian high-ranking investigator appeals corruption sentence

Ex-chief of the Investigative Committee’s Internal Security Directorate Mikhail Maksimenko has appealed his 13-year prison sentence for corruption.

15:20 26.04.2018

Russian Finance Ministry ordered to pay acquitted art expert Basner $36,000

The St. Petersburg City Court has collected 2.25 million rubles (about $36,000) from the Russian Finance Ministry in favor of prominent art expert Yelena Basner acquitted of fraud.

14:59 26.04.2018

Bill on joint wills and will contracts reaches State Duma

A bill allowing Russian citizens to sign joint wills and will contracts has reached the State Duma.

13:59 26.04.2018

Aeroflot will name one of its airplanes in honor of outstanding Russian lawyer Plevako

Aeroflot airline will name one of its aircrafts in honor of the prominent Russian attorney Fyodor Plevako known for his efforts to develop practice of court defense in the Russian Empire.

12:31 26.04.2018

Former Rosbank top manager’s acquittal of embezzlement upheld

The Moscow City Court has dismissed a request filed by prosecutors seeking to overturn acquittal of the former Rosbank Vice President Tamara Polyanitsyna in a large-scale embezzlement case.

11:47 26.04.2018

Ex-banker Motylev appeals bankruptcy ruling

Former head of a prominent banking group, which included Russian Credit Bank, Anatoly Motylev has filed an appeal with the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals against the April 9 ruling that initiated a property sale procedure.

10:46 26.04.2018

Fire team commander involved in Kemerovo fire case to stay detained until June

The Kemerovo Regional Court on Thursday upheld detention of fire team commander Sergey Genin involved in a case over the fire in the Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall that left 60 people dead.

09:59 26.04.2018

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Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

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