Navalny’s ally arrested on suspicion of COVID-19 sanitary rules breaching at illegal rally
Lyubov Sobol, an associate of Alexey Navany, has been apprehended on suspicion of breaching COVID-19 sanitary and epidemiological rules during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23.
Two suspects in assault on law enforcement officers at illegal Moscow rally arrested
Two alleged participants of an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23 were arrested as part of a case over assault on law enforcement officers.
Four cases opened in Moscow over force against policemen at illegal January 23 rally
Four criminal cases have been opened in Moscow over the use of force against law enforcement officers during an unauthorized rally held on January 23.
Navalny to be detained for 30 days - judge
A judge of the Khimki Town Court near Moscow on Monday ordered Alexey Navalny to be detained until February 15.
Police entrapment operation resulted in acquittal – Moscow City Court
The Moscow City Court has acquitted two persons earlier sentenced to one year in prison each for possession of drugs in the result of a police entrapment operation.
Probe into $19 mln bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Zakharchenko completed
Investigators have completed probe into a 1.4 billion-ruble (over $19 million) bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko.
Journalist Golunov to be questioned in drug planting case on January 18
The Moscow City Court on Tuesday postponed questioning of journalist Ivan Golunov, an injured party in the case against former police officers, who have allegedly planted drugs on him, until January 18.
Ex-policeman gets 4 years in jail for slave labour organization in Russia’s Tatarstan
A court in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan on Thursday sentenced ex-police officer Dinar Gafiyatov to 4 years in penal colony for organization of slave labour on a farm belonging to his father.
Cyber police to appear in Russia
Russia’s Interior Ministry will include in its structure cyber police; such a decision has been already taken by Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Ministry’s Deputy Head Igor Zubov has said in his interview as part of the “Personally to Children” project realized by the country’s Child Rights Commissioner and Children’s Community Council.
Former Interior Minister of Russia’s Komi Republic faces bribery trial
Ex-Interior Minister of Russia’s Komi Republic Victor Polovnikov will stand trial in a case over bribetaking on a large scale.
Trial of ex-Moscow policemen charged with plantig drugs on journalist to begin in mid-December
The Moscow City Court will start hearing a case against former police officers, who have allegedly planted drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov, on December 14.
Prosecutors demand 14-year imprisonment for ex-policeman in slave labour case
Prosecutors have demanded 14 years in high-security penal colony for ex-police officer Dinar Gafiyatov accused of slave labour on a farm belonging to his father in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan.
Dagestan police officer put in detention over 2010 Moscow metro bombings
Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has placed a chief of a Dagestan’s police district department Gazi Isayev in detention until January 4 as part of a case over two two terrorist attacks committed in the Moscow underground in 2010.
Stiffer fines proposed for disobedience to orders of Russian police
Lawmaker from the United Russia party Dmitry Vyatkin has submitted a bill on stiffer administrative fines for insubordination to law enforcement officers to the State Duma.
Investigators seek to detain Dagestan police officer in 2010 Moscow metro bombings case
The Basmanny District Court on Monday received a motion from investigators seeking to detain a chief of a Dagestan’s police district department Gazi Isayev until January 4 as part of a case over two two terrorist attacks committed at the Moscow metro stations in 2010.
Moscow Region’s court sentences killer of police investigator to 14 years in jail
The Moscow Regional Court on Tuesday sentenced Abdulaziz Abdulazizov, the killer of the Interior Ministry Transport Department’s major case investigator, police lieutenant colonel Yevgeniya Shishkina, to 14 years behind bars.
Suspect in killing army servicemen arrested in Voronezh Region
Police arrested common soldier Anton Makarov suspected of killing several servicemen at a military base in the Voronezh Region on Monday.
Activist detained for roping himself to cross near security service building in Moscow
Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday detained activist Pavel Krisevich, who made a fire and roped himself to a cross near the Federal Security Service (FSB) for 15 days.
Alleged paymaster of 2017 Krasnoyarsk journalist murder put in detention
A court in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai has detained an alleged hirer of a contract killer for editor-in-chief of one of the local newspapers Dmitry Popkov murdered in 2017.
Ex-Сolonel of Russian police detained on $125K fraud charges
Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Tuesday placed ex-Сolonel of the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department Boris Gumenyuk until December 30 as part of a 10 million-ruble (over $125,000) fraud case.