Ex-police officer, former attorney sentenced to jail for fraud
A court in the Moscow Region has sentenced a former drug control department chief of the Mytishchi Directorate of the Interior Ministry and a former attorney to 2.5 years in penal colony each for fraud.
Prosecutors seek long prison terms for ex-policemen accused of planting drugs on Golunov
Prosecution on Tuesday demanded prison terms ranging from 7 to 16 years for ex-police officers charged with planting drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov.
Hearing of oral arguments in journalist drug planting case to be held behind closed doors
Oral arguments in a case over planting drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov will be heard behind closed doors.
Two bankers put in detention in Moscow on suspicion of $13.5 mln withdrawal
A court in Moscow put a former chair of board of one of the commercial banks and his deputy in detention on suspicion of illegal takeaway of more than one billion rubles (about $13.5 million) through unsecured loans.
Case over $157,000 bribe launched against two Moscow investigators
The Main Investigative Department of the Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case over receipt of a bribe in the amount of 12 million rubles (about $157,000 at the current exchange rate) by the head and deputy head of the investigative department of the Interior Ministry in the Solntsevo district of Moscow.
One more illegal rally participant sentenced to jail for assault on policeman
Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday sentenced a participant of the illegal January 23 rally Stanislav Akhmedov to 2 years in penal colony for attack against a police officer.
Participant of unauthorized Moscow rally gets 3.5 years in jail for attack against policeman
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday sentenced Pavel Green-Romanov, a defendant in a case over assault on a National Guard officer at an unauthorized rally, to 3.5 years behind bars.
Participant of illegal Moscow rally gets one year in colony for assault on policeman
Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday sentenced a participant of the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23 Alexey Milyayev to one year in penal colony for assault on a police officer.
Moscow police official suspected of stealing $330,000
A chief of the investigation department of the Moscow Department of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is suspected of stealing 25 million rubles ($330,000) seized as part of a criminal case.
Probe into Murmansk man accused of attack against police at illegal Moscow rally completed
Investigation into the Murmansk Region’s resident Alexander Glushkov charged with assault on a police officer at an unauthorized rally in central Moscow in winter has been completed.
Man accused of attack against policeman at illegal Moscow rally goes on trial
The Tverskoy District Court will begin hearing a police officer assault case against a participant of the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23 Alexey Milyayev on March 15.
Man gets suspended sentence for hitting policeman by car at illegal Moscow rally
Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday gave Alexander Muchayev, who had hit a police officer by car during an unauthorized rally on January 23, a one-year suspended sentence.
Prosecutor seeks 1.5 years for man accused of hitting policeman at illegal Moscow rally
A prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Presnensky District Court of Moscow to sentence Alexander Muchayev accused of hitting a police officer by car during an unauthorized rally on January 23 to 1.5 years in penal colony.
Man accused of attack against policeman at illegal rally to wait for trial in detention
The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld detention of Pavel Green-Romanov, a defendant in a case over assault on a National Guard officer at an unauthorized rally, until April 2.
Man accused of assault on policeman at January 31 rally put in detention
Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday held to place Roman Pichuzhin accused of attack against a police officer during the unauthorized rally on January 31 in detention until April 20.
One more illegal rally participant to remain in Moscow detention
The Moscow City Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by the Murmansk Region’s resident Alexander Glushkov against his detention in a case over assault on a police officer at an unauthorized rally in Moscow.
Ninety criminal cases opened against unlawful rally participants – police
Ninety cases have been opened over crimes committed during unauthorized rallies held in January and February.
State Duma MPs pass draft law on stiffer fines for disobedience to police
The lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill on stiffer administrative fines for insubordination to law enforcement officers in the third and final reading on Wednesday.
American student convicted of resistance to Moscow police ordered to undergo mental exam
The U.S. student Trevor Reed convicted of using violence against Moscow police has been ordered to undergo mental examination.
Over 260 participants of illegal Moscow rally brought to administrative liability
Authorities have brought 267 people to administrative liability for violations during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23.