Russian prosecutors’ $126 mln claim against ex-Minister, Alfa-Bank set for August 20
Moscow’s Gagarinsky District Court will proceed with a lawsuit initiated by prosecutors against Abyzov and Alfa-Bank seeking to recover from the defendants more than $126 million in favor of the state on August 20.
Germany extradites ex-Moscow Region official charged with fraud
A former official of the administration of the Moscow Region’s Chekhov District Igor Gryzhanov, who stands charged with large-scale fraud, on Thursday was extradited from Germany.
Russian prosecutors seek to collect $126 mln from ex-Minister, Alfa-Bank
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office is asking the Moscow Gagarinsky District court to collect in favor of the state more than $126 million from ex-Minister of the Open Government Mikhail Abyzov and Alfa-Bank.
Prosecutor General's Office registers 33,000 corruption-generating factors in Russian laws
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation discovered 33,000 corruptogenic factors in Russian regulatory legal acts over the first six months of 2021.
Russian prosecutors urge timely aid to disabled minors from Social Insurance Fund
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has made a submission to the Acting Head of the Social Insurance Fund Alexey Polikashin demanding him to remedy breaches of the legislation on social protection of disabled children and on the contract procurement system.
Montenegro extradites University president charged with embezzlement to Russia
Montenegro has extradited to Russia president of the Pushkin University in the Leningrad region Vyacheslav Skvortsov, who stands charged in a criminal case over embezzlement of about 2.5 million rubles ($35,000).
Alleged accomplices of ex-Promsvyazbank owners to stand $1.2 bln embezzlement trial
The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow will consider an 87-billion-ruble ($1.2 billion) embezzlement case against alleged accomplices of the former owners of Promsvyazbank Alexey and Dmitry Ananyevs.
One more man faces trial for publishing Nazi criminal’s photo on Immortal Regiment website
A court in Volgograd will consider a Nazi rehabilitation case against Denis Vorontsov accused of publishing the photo of the chief of the secret state police (Gestapo) Heinrich Mueller on the Immortal Regiment website.
Russian accused of publishing Nazi criminal photo on Immortal Regiment site goes on trial
The Tomsk Regional Court will consider a criminal case over rehabilitation of Nazism against local resident Sergey Sakharov, who has allegedly published the image of Josef Goebbels on the Immortal Regiment website.
Defendants in $47.5 mln embezzlement case face trial in Russia’s Sochi
A court in Russia’s Sochi will consider a case over embezzlement of nearly 3.5 billion rubles ($47.5 million) during the construction of apart hotels and a residential complex.
Russia’s Prosecutor General orders tougher supervision over cases filed with ECHR
Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov has ordered to strengthen supervision over the legality of actions and procedural decisions in criminal cases, in which citizens filed complaints with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Russia files inter-state application with ECHR, makes multiple claims against Ukraine
Russia has filed an inter-state application against Ukraine with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) outlining a number of issues ranging from atrocities during the Maidan protests to the downing of flight MH17 in 2014.
Killer gets 9.5 years behind bars for attempted murder of lawyer
A man was sentenced by a court in Russia’s Kemerovo region to 9.5 years in a colony for trying to kill a lawyer.
Spain extradites Russian businessman accused of $16 mln embezzlement
Spain has granted extradition of businessman Vladimir Kovalenko to Russia as part of a case over embezzlement over 1.2 billion rubles ($16 million) from the Moscow United Power Grid Company (MOESK)
Perm resident to appear before court in the case of the rehabilitation of Nazism
The Perm Regional Court is to consider a criminal case against Maxim Gusev, who posted a photo of the former head of the Cossack reserve of the German SS Andrey Shkuro, on the Immortal Regiment website.
Belgium extradites alleged participant of 1996 assault on Chechen school
Belgium has granted extradition of Ali Ozdamirov, an alleged assailant on a school in Russia’s Republic of Chechnya in 1996.
State Duma adopts bill on prosecutors' right to represent Russia in foreign courts
The State Duma adopted a presidential draft law empowering the Prosecutor General's Office to represent the interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts in a final third reading on Wednesday.
Chinese poachers who crossed Russian border to catch frogs sentenced to jail terms
A court in Primorsky Krai sentenced two Chinese citizens, who had illegally crossed the Russian border to catch frogs and fish, to 19 and 18 months in a penal colony.
Prosecutor General asked to intervene in situation with war burials desecration
Russia’s Civic Chamber has appealed to the Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov requesting to check the situation with the desecration of burials dated back to the Great Patriotic War in the Tosno District of the Leningrad Region.
Bill empowering prosecutors to represent Russia in ECHR passes first reading in State Duma
A legislative proposal to empower the Prosecutor General's Office to represent the interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts passed its first reading in the State Duma on Tuesday.