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Russian President pardons convicted octogenarian

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order granting pardon to a convicted man born 1938.

18:00 16.09.2019

Russian Supreme Court quashes guilty verdicts more often than acquittals – statistics

The Supreme Court of Russia in the first half of 2019 vacated judgements of guilt twice as frequently as acquittals, according to the judicial statistics published on the court’s website.

17:17 16.09.2019

Eurasian Alliance of Ombudsmen to be extended – Moskalkova

The Eurasian Alliance of Ombudsmen has great possibilities for provision of assistance to people and will be extended, according to the Russian human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova.

16:37 16.09.2019

Investigators seek for detention of hockey player accused of cryptocurrency fraud

Investigators are petitioning for detention of hockey player Igor Musatov, who stands charged with cryptocurrency fraud.

15:58 16.09.2019

Appeal against house arrest of Rolf car dealer senior executive rejected

The Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against extension of house arrest of Anatoly Kairo, the development department director of the major car dealer Rolf involved in a case over siphoning 4 billion rubles ($63 million) abroad.

14:14 16.09.2019

Activist charged with attack against law enforcement officer gets 3.5 years in jail

Activist Pavel Ustinov on Monday was found guilty of inflicting personal injury to a National Guard officer when being arrested during an unauthorized rally and received 3.5 years behind bars.

13:21 16.09.2019

Russian Supreme Court upholds 14-year sentence of Polish national for espionage

The Supreme Court of Russia has dismissed an appeal against a14-year prison sentence passed on Polish citizen Marian Radzaevsky for espionage.

12:46 16.09.2019

Appeal of businessman Ponomarev against sentence for false denunciation set for October

The Moscow Regional Court will hear an appeal filed by businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators, against his 8-year sentence in a false denunciation case on October 8.

11:55 16.09.2019

Prosecutors’ $85 mln suit against family of FSB colonel accused of bribery set for Sep.20

Moscow’s Golovinsky District Court has set for September 20 a prosecutors’ claim to forfeit assets worth over 6.3 billion rubles (over $85 million) from relatives of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) colonel Kirill Cherkalin charged with bribery.

10:44 16.09.2019

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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