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Conference of SCO Supreme Court Chairmen to be held in Moscow

The Fifteenth Conference of Supreme Courts’ Chairmen of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member states will be held in Moscow through videolink on October 30.

15:58 28.10.2020

Two terrorist group members convicted in St. Petersburg

Two members of a St. Petersburg cell of a group known as Set, meaning Network, banned in Russia as terrorist, on Monday were found guilty of participation in a terrorist group and keeping of explosives.

12:19 22.06.2020

Defendants in falcon smuggling case go on trial in Russia’s Altai

A court in Russia’s Altai Krai will consider a criminal case against four citizens accused of attempt to transfer rare peregrine falcons abroad.

16:17 22.04.2020

Families with minors still seek children ombudsman’s help to return to Russia

Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova is still being called for assistance by families with minors, who by various reasons have not been able to leave foreign countries yet.

12:06 01.04.2020

Moscow court to hear case over $950 mln embezzlement in BTA Bank on January 31

The Moscow Tagansky District Court is to hear a criminal case against ex-Chairman of the board of directors of Kazakh BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, charged with embezzlement of over 58 billion rubles (about $950 million) of the bank’s controlled structure.

15:31 17.01.2020

Russian and Kazakstani children’s ombudsmen sign cooperation agreement

Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova and her Kazakstani colleague Aruzhan Sain on Wednesday signed an agreement on cooperation in the protection of minors’ rights and interests.

14:55 04.12.2019

Christopher Campbell-Holt: “We are ready and able to deliver justice”

A unique financial hub was officially launched in Kazakhstan, in July 2018. The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) boasts to have its own International Arbitration Centre (IAC) and the English common law Court. Mr. Christopher Campbell-Holt, Registrar and Chief Executive of both institutions, provides insight on how they operate and manage to deal with the local authorities.

12:00 02.12.2019

Russian authorities launch criminal case over crewed Soyuz rocket crash

Russia’s investigative department at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Thursday launched a criminal case over the crash of Soyuz MS-10 rocket carrying two crew members,.

17:39 11.10.2018

Number of crimes committed in Russia under influence of drugs rises by 50%

Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said during a meeting with representatives of Kazakhstan on Monday that number of crimes committed in the state of drug intoxication rose by 50% in the last five years.

11:49 21.08.2017

Ex-banker Ablyazov sentenced to 20 years in absentia by Kazakh court

The Specialized Criminal Interdistrict Court of Almaty has sentenced ex-chairman of the Kazakh BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov to 20 years in prison in absentia for embezzlement and organizing a criminal gang.

10:51 07.06.2017

Ex-BTA Bank top managers plead guilty to embezzlement

Former top managers of the Kazakh BTA Bank involved in a criminal case against bank’s ex-chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov have pleaded guilty to embezzlement.

11:38 03.04.2017

Alleged co-conspirator of tycoon Ablyazov suspected of embezzlement detained in Kazakhstan

Chief editor of Kazakh Tribuna newspaper, Zhanolat Mamay, was detained in criminal case related to alleged embezzlement from BTA Bank by its former owner Mukhtar Ablyazov.

10:58 13.02.2017

French court rules Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov should be extradited

France's top court approved on Wednesday the extradition to Russia or Ukraine of Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling over $6 billion from BTA Bank.

16:25 04.03.2015

Woman sentenced in Kazakhstan to four years for promoting terrorism

A court in Kazakhstan sentenced a 28-year-old woman to four years in prison for promoting terrorism.

16:37 29.01.2015

Russian nationalist leader Alexander Belov to remain in pre-trial detention

The Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by nationalist Alexander Belov (Potkin), accused of laundering money embezzled from BTA Bank.

17:36 24.11.2014

Russian agriculture agency to toughen animal product transit rules

Starting November 30, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision will only allow animal products transiting Russia to Kazakhstan and other countries to cross Russia if it clears checkpoints on the Russian side of the Customs Union border, RIA Novosti reports Monday.

17:18 24.11.2014

Russia considers curbing food transit amid sanctions

Russia considers imposing restrictions on food transit from Belarus and Ukraine to Kazakhstan in order to curb possible flow of banned products from the EU, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing Sergei Dankvert who heads Russia's veterinary and phytosanitary service.

12:44 30.10.2014

Fugitive Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov to stay in detention in France

Bail was denied Monday by French court for fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, wanted by Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.

15:04 06.10.2014

Kazakhstani customs does not plan to restrict transit of banned good

The Customs Control Committee of Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry does not intend to take any measures to restrict the transit of products that have been banned by Russia for a year in response to the sanctions by certain foreign countries.

14:24 12.08.2014

Italian court overturns deportation ruling on Ablyazov’s wife as unlawful

Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation has ruled that the deportation of Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of the former head of BTA Bank, Mukhtar Ablyazov, to Kazakhstan was unlawful, RIA Novosti announced, citing Italian media.

10:54 31.07.2014