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Sentence of former Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk for bribery upheld

The Seventh Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Thursday dismissed appeals against sentence given to ex-Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Yevgeny Teftelev for bribery.

16:18 29.04.2021

Investigators complete probe into Chelyabinsk Region officials accused of abuse of office

Investigation into criminal cases against Mayor of Troitsk, a town in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region, Alexander Vinogradov and his deputy, who stand charged with abuse of office, has been completed.

14:40 28.04.2021

Investigator’s refusal to open case over nationalist Martsinkevich’s death deemed illegal

The Chelyabinsk Regional Court invalidated an investigator’s refusal to open a case over the death of the leader of the Restruct nationalist movement Maxim Martsinkevich, who was found dead in a Chelyabinsk detention center in the fall of 2020.

17:40 19.04.2021

Three defendants in 2012 prison riots case go on trial in Chelyabinsk Region

The Kopeisk City Court in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region will consider a criminal case over mass riots in a local penal colony in 2012.

16:58 04.12.2020

Former Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk appeals sentence for bribery

Ex-Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Yevgeny Teftelev has challenged sentence passed on him for taking bribes.

17:35 10.11.2020

Former Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk jailed for 3 years in bribery case

Ex-Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Yevgeny Teftelev has received 3 years in high-security penal colony and a 37.5 million-ruble fine (over $480,000) for taking bribes.

10:59 28.10.2020

Investigators conduct pre-investigation probe into death of nationalist Martsinkevich

Investigators conduct a pre-investigation probe into the death of the leader of the Restruct nationalist movement Maxim Martsinkevich in a Chelyabinsk detention center.

14:10 16.09.2020

Russia’s State Duma lawmaker faces trial on bribery charges

Indictment has been approved against State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov and his alleged accomplice Margarita Butakova as part of a 3.2-billion-ruble (about $45 million at the current exchange rate) bribery case.

10:50 28.08.2020

Former Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk faces bribery trial

Ex-Mayor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Yevgeny Teftelev will stand trial in a local court on bribe taking charges.

11:49 27.08.2020

Russian woman fined $400 for fake coronavirus news

A court in Russia’s Chelyabinsk fined a local woman, who had published false information about the number of coronavirus positive people on her VKontakte page, 30,000 rubles ($400).

17:32 03.04.2020

Russian citizen fined for fake coronavirus news distribution

A court has fined a resident of Magnitogorsk, a city in the Chelyabinsk Region, 30,000 rubles (about $400) for distributing fake information on the coronavirus situation.

10:21 01.04.2020

Parents of prison torture victim demand $225k compensation from Finance Ministry

Parents of Sultan Israilov, who had died from tortures in a penal colony where he had been serving sentence, filed a lawsuit seeking to collect 15 million rubles (nearly $225,000) in compensation for moral injury from the Russian Finance Ministry.

10:34 03.09.2019

Sentence mitigated for gang members convicted of murders of 15 years ago

The Supreme Court of Russia on Wednesday mitigated sentence for three residents of Chelyabinsk Region for a string of murders committed more than 15 years ago.

12:42 30.01.2019

Russian prison officers receive jail terms for beating inmate

Four officers of a penal colony in Chelyabinsk Region have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 3 to 8 years in prison for beating an inmate.

16:18 15.11.2018

Russian court refuses to release former vice-governor of Chelyabinsk Region

The Chelyabinsk Regional Court has upheld a lower court’s detention order against the former vice-governor of the region Nikolay Sandakov sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony for taking 2 million rubles ($30,500) in bribes.

10:59 24.10.2018

Prison sentence of former vice-governor of Chelyabinsk Region gets appealed

The former deputy governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Nikolay Sandakov has appealed his 5.5-year prison sentence in a 2-million-ruble ($30,000) bribery case.

13:59 18.10.2018

Former Urals sports official convicted of bribery to be released on parole

The Metallurgichesky District Court of Chelyabinsk, a city in the South Urals, has granted parole for the former regional minister of physical culture, sports and tourism Yury Serebrennikov convicted of taking over 35 million rubles ($534,000) in bribes.

13:59 16.10.2018

Former Ural deputy governor gets 5.5 years for corruption

A court in Chelyabinsk, a city in the Ural Federal District, sentenced a former regional deputy governor Nikolay Sandakov to 5.5 years in prison in a 2-million-ruble ($30,000) bribery case.

16:30 05.10.2018

Crimean terrorism convict ends hunger strike - ombudsman

Ukrainian activist Alexander Kolchenko sentenced to 10 years in Russian prison for plotting terrorist attacks in Crimea has decided to end his hunger strike.

17:46 08.06.2018

Russian court upholds 9-year prison sentence for ex-senator guilty of corruption

The Chelyabinsk Regional Court has upheld a 9-year prison sentence for the former member of the Federation Council Konstantin Tsybko, found guilty of corruption crimes.

10:53 01.06.2018