Russian man gets 4 years for beating police officer at illegal winter rally in MoscowMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday sentenced Eugeny Yesenov, Russia’s national born in the Republic of Kalmykia, to 4 years in penal colony for beating a policeman at the illegal rally held in central Moscow on January 23.16:22 20.05.2021
Socialist Platoshkin receives suspended sentence for aiding mass riotsThe leader of the movement For New Socialism Nikolay Platoshkin on Wednesday got the 5-year suspended sentence for aiding and abetting mass riots and distribution of misleading information.16:41 19.05.2021
Prosecutor seeks 6 years behind bars for leader of new socialism movementA prosecutor demanded 6 years behind bars for the leader of the movement For New Socialism Nikolay Platoshkin charged with aiding and abetting mass riots and distribution of misleading information.10:27 19.05.2021
Detention of businessman involved in Penza Governor graft case extended till late AugustThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Tuesday extended detention of head of BIOTEC Group of Companies Boris Spiegel involved in a bribery case against ex-Penza Region governor Ivan Belozertsev, until August 20.12:54 18.05.2021
Investigators seek to prolong detention of ex-Governor of Penza Region charged with graftInvestigators seek to extend detention of former Governor of the Penza Region Ivan Belozertsev charged with bribery until August 20.10:53 17.05.2021
Health condition of minors injured during Kazan school shooting is steady - ombudsmanHealth condition of children admitted to Moscow and Kazan hospitals after school shooting in Tatarstan is stable, according to Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.16:11 13.05.2021
MMA fighter gets 8.5 years in prison for businessman kidnappingMoscow’s Nikulinsky District Court on Thursday sentenced MMA fighter Dmitry Sosnovsky to 8.5 years in high-security penal colony for participation in the kidnapping of a Moscow businessman and extortion.13:28 13.05.2021
Investigators seek for restraining order against lawyer PavlovInvestigators on Friday asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to impose a restraining order on lawyer Ivan Pavlov charged with disclosure of certain information pertaining to a preliminary investigation.16:52 30.04.2021
Defense witness in actor Efremov case Badasyan gets 12-month community service for false testimonyMoscow’s Presnensky District Court on Friday sentenced Tevan Badasyan, a defense witness in the deadly road traffic accident case against actor Mikhail Efremov, to 12 months of community service for intended making of false statements concerning the car crash.16:07 30.04.2021
Sentencing of ex-policemen accused of planting drugs on journalist Golunov set for May 2815:39 30.04.2021
Detention of ex-journalist Safronov extended in treason case until JulyMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Friday extended detention of ex-newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason until July 7.13:03 30.04.2021
Navalny’s sentence for defaming Great Patriotic War veteran upheldMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court on Thursday upheld an 850,000-ruble fine ($11,500) imposed on Alexey Navalny as a punishment for defaming veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko.13:38 29.04.2021
Moscow resident put in detention on terrorism funding allegationsA court has detained a Moscow resident charged with funding the Islamic State, the international terrorist organization banned in Russia.12:31 28.04.2021
Prosecutors seek long prison terms for ex-policemen accused of planting drugs on GolunovProsecution on Tuesday demanded prison terms ranging from 7 to 16 years for ex-police officers charged with planting drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov.16:13 27.04.2021
Hearing of oral arguments in journalist drug planting case to be held behind closed doorsOral arguments in a case over planting drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov will be heard behind closed doors.15:12 27.04.2021
Two bankers put in detention in Moscow on suspicion of $13.5 mln withdrawalA court in Moscow put a former chair of board of one of the commercial banks and his deputy in detention on suspicion of illegal takeaway of more than one billion rubles (about $13.5 million) through unsecured loans.16:14 26.04.2021
Moscow court suspends activity of Navalny’s foundation and officesThe Moscow City Court on Monday suspended activities of the foundation established by Alexey Navalny, which had been declared a foreign agent, and the organization’s seats until a prosecutor’s lawsuit seeking to declare them extremists is resolved.12:00 26.04.2021
Defendant in 2009 crime lord murder case sentenced to 14 years behind barsMoscow’s Savelovsky District Court on Friday sentenced Kakha Gazzayev, a defendant in the case over the killing of crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov in July 2009, to 14 years in high-security prison.15:33 23.04.2021
Moscow Aviation Institute’s senior lecturer gets 20 years in jail for treasonThe Moscow City Court on Friday sentenced the Moscow Aviation Institute’s assistant professor Alexey Vorobyev to 20 years in high-security colony for treason, RAPSI was told in the court’s press service.13:29 23.04.2021
Prosecutor seeks 16 years in prison for crime lord murder case defendantA prosecutor demanded 16 years in high-security prison for Kakha Gazzayev, a defendant in the case over the killing of crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov in July 2009.11:37 23.04.2021