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Lower house of Russian parliament passes bill on punishment for battery

The State Duma lawmakers adopted a draft law specifying criminal liability for battery for people having conviction for other crimes committed with the use of force in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

13:49 14.06.2022

State Duma to hear bill on criminal liability for battery in second reading

The State Duma Committee on state building and legislation on Monday recommended the lower house of parliament to pass a bill specifying criminal responsibility for battery for people having conviction for other crimes committed with the use of force.

16:57 06.06.2022

Moscow court upholds jail term of football player Kokorin, changes sentence of Mamayev

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a 1.5-year penal colony sentence passed on football player Alexander Kokorin but replaced jail term given to another footballer Pavel Mamayev with a 1-year community service.

17:40 03.08.2020

Man accused of knife attack on Moscow’s St. Nicholas congregation faces trial

Investigation into Efim Efimov charged with a knife attack on congregation of the Saint Nicholas church in central Moscow has been completed.

15:30 29.07.2020

Probe opened into beating journalist in Russia’s Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area

Investigation has been initiated over battering a journalist in Surgut, a city in Russia’s Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

14:48 03.02.2020

Lawyer seeks bail for footballer detained in high-profile hooliganism case

The lawyer of Krasnodar’s football player Pavel Mamayev, charged together with Zenit St. Petersburg’s Alexander Kokorin with hooliganism and battery, has pleaded to release his client on bail.

17:38 15.11.2018

Russian football player Mamayev appeals two-month detention

Krasnodar football club star Pavel Mamayev, who is suspected of hooliganism and battery, has appealed a ruling on his detention.

13:35 15.10.2018

Ex-policeman’s suspended sentence for battering detainee changed to imprisonment

The Supreme Court of Tatarstan has changed a suspended term of former police officer Marat Garayev to 4.5 years in prison for beating a person under arrest.

14:59 08.09.2017

State Duma Committee approves bill on softening penalty for domestic violence

The State Duma Committee on development of government and legislation has recommended to pass a bill aimed to soften penalties for perpetrators of domestic violence in the second hearing.

17:43 19.01.2017

Russian lower house adopts softening penalty for perpetrators of domestic violence

The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, passed in the first reading on Wednesday a bill aimed to soften penalties for perpetrators of domestic violence.

15:12 11.01.2017

Lithuanian court orders further detention of Russian national suspected of 1991 crimes

A Lithuanian court ruled that Russian national Yuri Mel, suspected of involvement in clashes in January 1991 after declaration of independence from the USSR, will stay in detention.

14:27 07.04.2015

Battery case against MMA's Alexander Emelianenko dismissed

Moscow magistrate court on Wednesday dismissed the criminal case of famous MMA fighter Alexander Emelianenko after a settlement has been reached by the participants, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

11:54 12.02.2014

Sister of Russian student beaten in Canada determined to file three lawsuits

The relatives of Denis Telyakov, a student who was beaten in Canada, are determined to file three lawsuits in a Canadian court.

17:49 28.09.2012

Oligarch Lebedev charged with battery and released on bail

The Investigative Committee has brought charges against businessman Alexander Lebedev over his fight with businessman Sergei Polonsky; Lebedev has been released on bail.

13:09 27.09.2012