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Two defendants in 2016 Karelia lake tragedy case acquitted again

The Petrozavodsk City Court in Karelia on Tuesday again acquitted ex-chief of the Republic’s division of the Russian consumer protection agency Rospotrebnadzor Anatoly Kovalenko and his ex-deputy Lyudmila Kotovich in a case over children’s death in Syamozero lake in 2016.

11:17 30.03.2021

Case over antique blades smuggling attempt reaches Russian court

A court in Russia’s Republic of Karelia will proceed with a case over smuggling more than 100 antique epees and sabres.

16:38 20.05.2020

Ex-chief of Russian penal colony detained in torture case

A court in Russia’s Republic of Karelia has ordered the former chief of a local penal colony Ivan Savelyev to be put in detention in a torture case.

10:59 13.04.2020

Acquittal of two defendants in Karelia lake tragedy case reversed on appeal

The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Karelia has overturned acquittal of ex-chief of Karelia’s Rospotrebnadzor Anatoly Kovalenko and his deputy Lyudmila Kotovich in a case over children’s death Syamozero lake in 2016.

10:34 28.06.2019

Ex-director of children’s camp gets 9.5 years Karelia lake tragedy case

Ex-director of Syamozero Park Hotel camp Elena Reshetova on Monday was sentenced to 9.5 years behind bars as part of a criminal case on the death of children in Karelia’s Syamozero lake in 2016.

11:53 18.03.2019

Prosecutors seek up to 9.5 years for 2016 Karelia lake tragedy case defendants

Prosecutors on Friday demanded that defendants in a criminal case on the death of children in Karelia’s Syamozero lake in 2016 be sentenced to prison terms of up to 9.5 years in penal colony.

13:30 21.12.2018

Karelia lake tragedy case against two officials returned to prosecutors

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has returned to prosecutors a criminal case against two officials over children’s death in Karelia’s Syamozero lake in 2016.

13:59 21.08.2018

Ex-governor of Russia’s Karelia gets 8 years in prison for corruption

Ex-governor of Russia’s Republic of Karelia Andrey Nelidov on Friday was sentenced to 8 years in prison for corruption.

16:55 02.03.2018

Karelia lake tragedy hearings set for February 21

The Pryazhinsky District Court in Russia’s Republic of Karelia has scheduled preliminary hearing of a case over children’s death in the local lake Syamozero for February 21.

14:45 19.02.2018

EU Court of Justice dismisses “Karelia” trademark claim

The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed an application to register “Karelia” trademark filed by a resident of Greece Ino Karelia because of similarities to a region of the same name located on the border between Russia and Finland, the court’s ruling reads on Wednesday.

12:39 11.10.2017

Detention of Karelia lake tragedy case defendant extended until December 18

The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Karelia has extended the detention of Syamozero Park Hotel camp’s deputy director Vadim Vinogradov involved in the case over children’s death in a local lake.

15:53 13.09.2017

Karelia’s Supreme Court upholds sentence in lake tragedy case

The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Karelia upheld a three-year sentence given to ambulance paramedic Irina Shcherbakova, who had refused to notify rescue services about children drowning in the local lake Syamozero.

16:46 31.07.2017

Investigation into criminal case over Karelia lake tragedy complete

Investigation into six defendants in a criminal case over an accident at the Syamozero lake in Russia’s Republic of Karelia that resulted in the death of 14 children, has been completed.

16:54 05.05.2017

Paramedic gets 3 years in prison in Karelia lake tragedy case

Ambulance paramedic Irina Shcherbakova, who had allegedly refused to notify rescue services about children drowning in the lake Syamozero in Russia’s Republic of Karelia, was sentenced to 3 years in prison on Tuesday.

17:39 04.04.2017

Prosecutor asks to sentence paramedic to 4 years in Karelia lake tragedy case

A prosecutor in the criminal case against ambulance paramedic Irina Shcherbakova, who allegedly refused to notify rescue services about children drowning in the lake Syamozero in Karelia, has asked a court to sentence the defendant to four years in prison.

16:50 31.03.2017

Moscow court recovers $39,000 from infamous children’s camp over Karelia lake tragedy

The Moscow Commercial Court has collected 2.3 million rubles ($39,000) from infamous “Park-Hotel “Syamozero”, where 14 children drowned last summer, on a claim filed by the Department of labor and social protection.

10:44 07.02.2017

Russian court extends detention for defendant in Karelia lake tragedy case

The Petrozavodsk District Court has extended the detention of Elena Reshetova, the director of Syamozero Park Hotel camp director involved in a criminal case over an accident at a local lake that resulted in the deaths of 14 children, until April 19.

17:10 09.01.2017

Investigators bring final charges against defendants in Karelia lake tragedy case

Investigators have brought final charges against Elena Reshetova, the director of of Syamozero Park Hotel camp, and two other defendants in a criminal case related to an accident at a local lake that resulted in the deaths of 14 children.

17:48 20.12.2016

Rights of Russian Yabloko party’s local division violated – ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held on Tuesday that the rights of a regional division of the Yabloko party and several of its members had been violated as regarded the cancelation of the registration of the party’s lists for elections in the Republic of Karelia in 2006.

14:21 08.11.2016

Infamous children’s camp fined $3,000 over Karelia lake tragedy

The Commercial Court of the Republic of Karelia has fined the “Park-Hotel “Syamozero”, where 14 children drowned this summer, 200,000 rubles ($3,000).

18:03 10.08.2016