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Russian President approves reform of military courts

President Vladimir Putin has enacted a package of bills on reorganization of military courts in Russia into law.

20:00 12.11.2018

Co-owner of e-commerce giant Ulmart released on $370k bail

A co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart Dmitry Kostygin, who stands charged with fraud, has been released from house arrest on a 25-million-ruble bail ($370,000).

19:41 12.11.2018

Putin fixes punishment for fictious migrants’ registration in Russia

President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on criminal punishment for fictious registration of migrants in Russia into law.

17:33 12.11.2018

Russia’s bailiffs seek to criminally prosecute parents hiding their children

The Federal Bailiff Service (FBS) has proposed to bring criminal actions against parents maliciously non-complying with court ruilings on procedures governing their contacts with children and transfer of parental custody.

16:28 12.11.2018

Ex-penitentiary official’s accessory to embezzlement gets 2.5 years in prison

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Monday sentenced Marina Dyukova, an accessory of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) ex-deputy chief Oleg Korshunov to embezzlement, to 2.5 years in prison.

14:25 12.11.2018

High-ranking Bashkiria's prosecutor to stay detained on corruption charges

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a lower court’s decision to place First Deputy Prosecutor of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan Oleg Gorbunov charged with taking bribes in detention.

13:00 12.11.2018

Ex-Russian senator Pugachev denied review of $1 bln ruling against him

The Supreme Court has refused to reconsider a commercial court’s ruling concerning recovery of 75.6 billion rubles ($1 billion) from ex-Russian senator and Mezhprombank beneficiary Sergey Pugachev and other ex-managers of the bank.

12:11 12.11.2018

Russian lawmakers propose spice advertisement ban

A group of Russian MPs on Monday introduced a bill prohibiting advertisement and propagation of information on techniques and methods of producing new psychoactive substances known as spices in mass media and on the Internet.

11:45 12.11.2018

Svyaznoy ex-owner owes $163 mln to two firms

The Commercial Court of Kaluga Region has granted claims filed by companies Lonestar Enterprises Ltd (British Virgin Islands) and Svyaznoy Logistics seeking to include an 11-billion-ruble debt ($163 million) of ex-owner and founder of Svyaznoy retailer Maxim Nogotkov into the list of creditors.

10:53 12.11.2018

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