Former top manager of Russian auto plant acquitted of fraud
A court in Yekaterinburg has acquitted ex-head of the Automobiles and Motors of the Urals factory (AMUR) Pavel Chernavin of fraud and illegal obtaining of credit.
Convicted Pokemon Go player added to terror blacklist
Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky sentenced for playing Pokemon Go in a church was added to the list of active terrorists and extremists.
Pokemon Go player’s sentence reduced by more than one year
A court in Yekaterinburg on Friday reduced suspended sentence of videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky for playing Pokemon Go in a church from 3.5 years to 2 years and 3 months.
Pokemon Go player appeals suspended sentence for inciting enmity
Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had received a 3.5-year suspended sentence for playing Pokemon Go in a church, has appealed his sentence.
Pokemon Go player receives suspended sentence for inciting enmity
A court in Yekaterinburg on Thursday gave videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had been playing Pokemon Go in a church, a 3.5-year suspended sentence for inciting enmity and hatred.
Investigators seek to arrest Chelyabinsk Region ex-governor in absentia
Investigators have filed a motion with a court in Yekaterinburg demanding to arrest in absentia former governor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region Mikhail Yurevich suspected of taking 26 million rubles ($451,600) in bribes.
Prosecutor asks court to give blogger 3.5 years for playing Pokemon Go in church
Prosecutor has asked court to sentence videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app, to 3.5 years in prison.
Blogger who was catching pokemons in Orthodox church insists on his innocence
Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app pleads not guilty to all charges.
Kindergarten ex-teacher sentenced for repost turns to ECHR - report
Former kindergarten teacher Yevgeniya Chudnovets convicted of child pornography distribution by repost on social media has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Blogger who was catching pokemons in Orthodox church appeals his detention in ECHR
Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app has appealed his detention in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Russian court releases cancer patient from jail after he turns to ECHR
A court in the city of Yekaterinburg had ruled to free Alexander Izyurov, 60, on the grounds of his serious illness.
“Gandalf” Ian McKellen accused of smoking at Russian airport
A lawyer from Yekaterinburg, a Russian Ural city, appealed to the police demanding to bring administrative action against British actor Ian McKellen for smoking at the doors of the local city airport.
Case against Ukrainian national suspected of industrial espionage returned to prosecutors
A court in Yekaterinburg on Tuesday returned a criminal case against Ukrainian national Sergei Skirta, born in 1981, who stands accused of an attempted acquisition of technical information that could result in damages worth hundreds of millions of rubles.
Google ordered to pay $742 to Yekaterinburg resident for scanning e-mail
The Moscow City Court ordered Google to pay 50,000 rubles ($742) to Yekaterinburg resident Anton Burkov in compensation for violating his privacy rights.
Russian photographer sentenced to 10 years for killing his model wife
The Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg on Wednesday found Urals photographer, Dmitry Loshagin, guilty of killing his wife, model Yulia Prokopyeva, and sentenced him to ten years in a high security prison.
Ukrainian national suspected of industrial espionage to remain in Russian detention
A court in Yekaterinburg has extended until August 18 the detention of Ukrainian national Sergei Skirta, born in 1981, who stands accused of an attempted acquisition of technical information that could result in damages worth hundreds of millions of rubles.
Russian court refuses to seize $7.1 million in assets from banker Gitelson, accomplices
A commercial court in Yekaterinburg upheld a lower court ruling that declined to seize the assets totalling 350.2 million rubles ($7.1 million) belonging to former owner of the VEFK bank Alexander Gitelson and his two assistants.
Second McDonald’s restaurant suspended for 80 days in Yekaterinburg
A court in Yekaterinburg ruled Tuesday to shut down for 80 days McDonald’s restaurant in the center of the city over sanitary violations.
Deportation order upheld for Polish rock band Behemoth
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court has rejected an appeal filed by Behemoth, a Polish rock band, against a court decision to deport the musicians for breaching visa regulations, according to the court’s website.
Attorneys allowed to visit clients in prison hospitals despite quarantine
The Supreme Court has supported the complaint of three inmates of a Yekaterinburg prison who claim that their attorneys were not allowed into the prison hospital, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.