Probe into case over illegal entry into dwelling against Navalny’s ally completedInvestigation into criminal case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Alexey Navalny, has been completed.14:30 20.02.2021
Appeal over investigators’ actions as to incident with Navalny to be reviewedThe Novosibirsk Regional Court has ordered reconsideration of an appeal filed by lawyer Vyacheslav Gimadi over alleged inaction of investigator as to the summer incident with Alexey Navalny.13:55 15.02.2021
Probe into illegal rally participant accused of beating National Guard officer completedInvestigation into Timur Salikhov, a particiant of the illegal rally held in Moscow on January 23, over an assault on an officer of the National Guard has been completed.16:15 12.02.2021
Probe opened into operation of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses cell in MoscowA criminal case has been opened over operation in north Moscow of a cell of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization banned in Russia.11:29 10.02.2021
Navalny’s ally accused of involvement of minors in illegal events faces arrest in absentiaInvestigators have filed a motion to arrest Leonid Volkov, an associate of opposition blogger Alexey Navalny, in absentia on charges of inducement of children to participate in unlawful events.10:57 10.02.2021
Investigators seek house arrest for municipal lawmaker in rally sanitary violations caseInvestigators have filed a motion seeking to place Moscow’s municipal lawmaker Konstantin Yankauskas charged with incitement to violation of anti-coronavirus sanitary requirements during unauthorized rallies under house arrest.12:00 09.02.2021
Ex-construction official gets 13.5 years in prison in Vostochny Cosmodrome graft caseMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court found ex-deputy chief of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Mordovets guilty of bribery and abuse of office during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome and sentenced him to 13.5 year in high-security prison.11:15 09.02.2021
Resident of Russia’s Komi ordered to prison for murder of judgeA court in Russia’s Republic of Komi has sentenced a 34-year local resident to 8 years in prison for killing a magistrate judge.16:25 05.02.2021
Navalny’s associate Sobol charged in rally sanitary standards caseThe Investigative Committee of Russia has brought charges against Alexey Navalny’s ally Lyubov Sobol as part of a case over violation of sanitary and epidemiological requirements during an unauthorized rally on January 23.11:06 04.02.2021
Probe into 2000s murder case against ex-Khabarovsk Krai Governor completedInvestigation into ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005 has been completed.14:25 03.02.2021
Bashkir Construction Minister arrested on abuse of office chargesMinister for Construction and Architecture of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortastan Ramzil Kucharbayev has been apprehended on charges of abuse of office.11:09 02.02.2021
Convicted ex-mayor of Vladivostok faces abuse of office trialInvestigation into an abuse of office case against ex-mayor of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev convicted of corruption has been completed.15:28 01.02.2021
Investigators urge to place Navalny’s spokesperson under house arrestInvestigators have filed a motion seeking to put Kira Yarmysh, the spokesperson for Alexey Navalny, under house arrest until March 23 in a sanitary violation case.14:46 01.02.2021
Genocide case opened over mass murders of Krasnodar Krai civilians in 1940sA genocide case has been opened over mass shooting of civilians on Kuban, Krasnodar Krai, by Nazi criminals in 1942-1943.14:53 27.01.2021
Two suspects in assault on law enforcement officers at illegal Moscow rally arrestedTwo 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.13:34 26.01.2021
Dutch journalist urges Russia’s Investigative Committee open case against The Insider Chief EditorDutch journalist Max van der Werff petitioned Russia’s Investigative Committee to open a criminal case over defamation against The Insider Editor in Chief Roman Dobrokhotov, who, as the journalist alleges, said that he had worked for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU).17:53 25.01.2021
Four cases opened in Moscow over force against policemen at illegal January 23 rallyFour criminal cases have been opened in Moscow over the use of force against law enforcement officers during an unauthorized rally held on January 23.10:48 25.01.2021
Former Ulyanovsk Region official sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzlementA court has ordered a former head of the Ulyanovsk Region’s legislative assembly Igor Tikhonov to 5 years in prison for large-scale embezzlement.11:59 22.01.2021
Probe into 1994 double homicide case against businessman Bykov completedInvestigation into the 1994 double murder case against Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov has been completed.14:34 21.01.2021
Arrest warrant issued in absentia for two defendants in crime lord murder caseA court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for two men allegedly involved in killing a crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov in July 2009.15:31 19.01.2021