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Russian human rights advocates welcome release of actor Ustinov from detention

Russia’s human rights advocates on Friday welcomed release of actor Pavel Ustinov, who had been earlier found guilty of inflicting bodily harm to law enforcement officer during an unauthorized rally, from detention.

17:00 20.09.2019

Russian lawyer imprisoned for 4 years for attempted embezzlement

A court in Russia’s Yaroslavl has sentenced attorney Vladimir Zubkov to 4 years behind bars for attempted embezzlement and falsification of documents.

15:56 20.09.2019

Prosecutors’ $85 mln suit against family of FSB colonel accused of bribery adjourned

Moscow’s Golovinsky District Court on Friday postponed 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 until October 4.

14:13 20.09.2019

Moscow court orders release of actor Ustinov from detention

The Moscow City Court on Friday ordered release of actor Pavel Ustinov from detention on travel restrictions.

13:24 20.09.2019

Appeals against sentence of actor convicted in unauthorized rally case set for Sep.26

The Moscow City Court will hear appeals against sentence of actor Pavel Ustinov for inflicting personal injury to a National Guard officer during an unauthorized rally on September 26.

12:00 20.09.2019

St. Petersburg court denies investigators’ bid to detain banker in embezzlement case

The Primorsky District Court of St. Petersburg has dismissed the investigators’ motion for detention of board chairman of Prime Finance bank Mikhail Tabunov charged with cross-currency embezzlement of hundreds of millions from his financial organization.

11:37 20.09.2019

Firm formerly controlled by Browder again demands $2 mln from HSBC

Dalnaya Step has filed an appeal against a lower court’s ruling ordering HSBC Bank and HSBC Management to pay the company believed to be formerly controlled by William Browder’s Hermitage Capital Management 388,400 rubles ($6,000) instead of 125.3 million rubles (nearly $2 million) demanded.

10:38 20.09.2019

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

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