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Former regional Transport Minister freed from house arrest in abuse of office case

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod on Tuesday released ex-regional Minister of Transport and Autoroads Vadim Vlasov charged with abuse of office from house arrest.

18:01 22.09.2020

Siberian police officers suspected of abuse of power

A criminal case has been opened against polic officers from Novosibirsk, a city in Russia’s West Siberia, on suspicion of abuse of power.

17:34 22.09.2020

State Duma MPs take step to sanctions for calls for Russian territories alienation

The lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on administrative and criminal punishment for actions aimed at the alienation of Russian territories and calls for such actions.

16:02 22.09.2020

Ex-Wikimart CEO’s 3-year suspended term for $1.6 embezzlement upheld

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a 3-year suspended term passed on ex-CEO of Russian online trading platform Wikimart Andrey Klenin in a criminal case over embezzlement of 124 million rubles (about $1.6 million at the current exchange rate) from iMoneyBank.

15:15 22.09.2020

Russia’s Rights Commissioner Office continues work on legal status of regional Ombudsmen

The Office of Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova continues its work on improvement of the legal status of regional Ombudsmen.

14:20 22.09.2020

Governmental bill on better visa terms for Russian nationals' relatives reaches State Duma

Russia’s Government has submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging increased number of entries granted and longer validity of private visas issued to close relations of Russian citizens.

13:26 22.09.2020

Alleged leaders of religious sect arrested in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Region

Three alleged religious sect leaders have been arrested in the Krasnoyarsk Krai.

12:29 22.09.2020

Activist’s sentence for assault on officer at illegal Moscow rally reduced by 6 months

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Tuesday reduced sentence given to activist Kirill Zhukov, who had committed an assault on a National Guard officer during an unauthorized rally in Moscow on July 27, from 3 years in penal colony to 2.5 years in penal colony settlement.

11:48 22.09.2020

Investigative Committee head orders check of ex-lawyer Pashayev’s actions amid fraud reports

Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has ordered a pre-investigation check to be conducted over information on allegedly illegal actions by Elman Pashayev, ex-defense lawyer for actor Mikhail Efremov.

10:57 22.09.2020

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