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Kaliningrad doctors get 9.5 and 9 years in prison for baby’s death

The Moscow Regional Court sentenced doctors Elena Belaya and Elina Sushkevich, who used to work in Kaliningrad, a city in the western part of Russia, to 9.5 and 9 years in a general regime colony in a case where they were found guilty by a jury of the death of a baby.

17:07 06.09.2022

Prosecution seeks 13 years in prison for Kaliningrad doctors guilty of baby’s death

Prosecutors asked the Moscow Regional Court to sentence doctors Elena Belaya and Elina Sushkevich, who used to work in Kaliningrad, a city in the western part of Russia, to 13 years in prison as the women were found guilty of the death of a baby by a jury.

12:38 31.08.2022

Russia lodges protest with EU over transit ban to Kaliningrad region

Russia has lodged a strong protest with the European Union against a rail blockade imposed on the transit through Lithuania’s territory of a large range of goods between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the territory of the Russian Federation.

15:02 21.06.2022

Russia lodges protest against Lithuania’s restrictions of transit to Kaliningrad region

Russia has strongly protested against Lithuania's decision to impose a ban on rail transit through its territory of a large range of goods to the Kaliningrad region, and demands an intimidate lifting of these restrictions.

15:15 20.06.2022

Policeman accused of drug planting to wait for trial under house arrest

The Central District Court of Russia’s city of Kaliningrad has placed police officer Ruslan Yakovenko under house arrest until June 14 over alleged drugs planting.

17:36 17.04.2020

Appeals court reverses early release of Russian penitentiary service’s ex-director Reimer

The Kaliningrad City Court has reversed a lower court’s order releasing ex-director of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer convicted of embezzlement on parole.

17:47 27.03.2020

Prosecutors challenge early release of Russian penitentiary service’s ex-director Reimer

Prosecutors have filed an appeal against an order to release ex-director of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer convicted of embezzlement on parole.

10:44 27.02.2020

Ex-penitentiary service director convicted of embezzlement granted parole

The Central District Court of Kaliningrad has released ex-director of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer convicted of embezzlement on parole.

10:58 25.02.2020

Putin argues against excess liability of doctors working with strong painkillers

Excessive criminal responsibility should be taken off doctors working with strong anesthetics, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his meeting with public members in the Kaliningrad Region on Thursday.

15:55 31.10.2019

Probe into terrorism funding and recruiting completed in Kaliningrad Region

Investigation into a criminal case against two individuals charged with financing terrorism and instigation to participation in fighting on the side of terrorists in Syria has been completed in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region.

13:55 17.10.2019

Four Russian police officers face trial on amber theft charges

Investigation into a criminal case against four police officers charged with the 14-million-ruble amber theft (over $200,000) has been completed.

12:52 27.06.2019

Ex-penitentiary service director convicted of embezzlement denied parole

The Central District Court of Kaliningrad on Tuesday dismissed a motion for parole filed by ex-director of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer convicted of embezzlement.

16:26 28.05.2019

Russian police officers to stand trial on torture allegations

A court in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region will hear a criminal case against police mayor Vadim Baltrushaitis and his former colleague, mayor Mikhail Samoylov, who are accused of torturing arrested persons. Baltrushaitis and Samoylov plead not guilty.

13:26 27.05.2019

Ex-student expelled from university for communication with journalists turns to ECHR

Ex-student of the Baltic Federal University in Russia’s Kaliningrad Oleg Alekseyev has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights over his expulsion for communication with journalists.

13:39 21.03.2019

Another high-ranking prison official detained in case on beating inmate

The deputy head of the security department of the Kaliningrad Regional Penal Colony Nine, major Davran Khakimov, has been put in detention as part of a criminal case over beating of an inmate.

17:43 06.08.2018

Detention of defendants in Arena Baltica stadium embezzlement case extended

The Moscow City Court has extended detention of the deputy construction minister for the Kaliningrad Region Amir Kushkhov and deputy head of the construction control in the region Sergey Tribunsky charged with embezzlement during construction of Arena Baltica stadium.

17:30 25.06.2018

Russian national appeals court’s ruling on trademark dispute with U.S. firm

A Russian entrepreneur Alexei Zaitsev has appealed the Kaliningrad Commercial Court’s ruling that, on request of U.S. firm Saucony, Inc., prohibited to use trademarks in in the domain name “saucony.ru” and recovery of 300,000 rubles ($4,615).

14:42 27.06.2016

Kaliningrad court rules man to pay $4,500 to US firm over trademark right infringement

The Kaliningrad Regional Commercial Court has ruled in favor of US Saucony Inc. in a lawsuit over the infringement on its trademark rights, prohibiting Alexey Zaytsev to use domain name saucony.ru and awarding to the US company a compensation in amount of 300 thousand rubles ($4,500).

16:27 19.05.2016

Criminal case launched over assault on Russian regional lawmaker

A criminal case was launched by police over an assault on a lawmaker of the Kaliningrad Regional Duma, Igor Rudnikov.

12:55 18.03.2016

ECHR to review Russian citizen’s complaints over placing German flag on FSB building

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has consolidated two applications filed by Russian national Mikhail Feldman convicted of raising a German flag over Federal Security Service (FSB) building in the city of Kaliningrad over detention and unfair trial.

16:12 08.02.2016