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Ex-journalist Safronov sentenced to 22 years in jail for treason

16:29 05.09.2022

Prosecutors seek 24-year jail term for ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason

Prosecutor Boris Loktionov has moved for a term of 24 years in a strict regime colony for former Kommersant newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov, when presenting a treason case against the defendant in the Moscow City Court.

16:16 30.08.2022

Moscow court keeps ex-deputy of minister for emergencies in detention

The Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Andrey Gurovich, former deputy of minister for emergencies, who stands charged with abuse of power.

16:45 09.08.2022

Detention of opposition figure Yashin in Russian army fake case upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld the detention of municipal deputy Ilya Yashin in the case of spreading deliberately false information about the actions of the Russian armed forces.

12:35 08.08.2022

MP Belousov put on wanted list after being sentenced to 10 years in jail

State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov, sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking a bribe, has been put on the federal wanted list.

12:51 04.08.2022

Moscow court upholds jail term for opposition activist Sobol

The Moscow City Court upheld the change of the sentence for opposition figure Lyubov Sobol from community service to imprisonment.

11:06 02.08.2022

Moscow court toughens ex-investigator’s sentence for corruption

The Moscow City Court on Monday increased prison sentence given to ex-investigator of the Main Investigations Directorate of the Investigative Committee Grey Efendiyev in a corruption case from 4 to 7 years.

15:20 11.07.2022

Moscow court to deliver sentence against MP indicted for corruption

The Moscow City Court has scheduled the sentencing of lawmaker Vadim Belousov, who stands charged with receiving over 3 billion rubles (over $50 million at the current exchange rate) in bribes, for July 20.

14:59 06.07.2022

Russian court upholds nationwide ban on Meta

The Moscow City Court upheld on Monday the prohibition of Meta Platforms Inc in Russia for extremist activity.

17:38 20.06.2022

Pussy Riot member’s sentence in sanitary breach case upheld

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld sentence given to Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina in a case over abetting violation of sanitary rules at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.

13:29 26.10.2021

Fourth jury selection attempt in Arashukovs’ case failed

The fourth attempt to select jurors in a case against Raul Arashukov, a former adviser to the head of a Gazprom subsidiary, and his son Rauf Arashukov, has failed.

13:13 26.10.2021

Detention of ex-Deputy Minister of Education Rakova in embezzlement case upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by ex-Deputy Minister of Education and Sberbank vice-president Marina Rakova against her detention in an embezzlement case.

15:56 25.10.2021

Top manager of major real estate developer challenges detention in embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court has set October 27 as a date for the hearing of an appeal by the regional development director of major real estate developer Samolet Alexander Lefel against his detention in a large-scale embezzlement case.

11:06 25.10.2021

Defendant in embezzlement case of ex- Deputy Minister of Education to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld detention of the former CEO of the Fund for New Forms of Education Development Maxim Inkin, one of the defendants in a case against ex-Deputy Minister of Education and Sberbank vice-president Marina Rakova.

13:18 21.10.2021

Top cybersecurity executive loses appeal against detention in treason case

The Moscow City Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by the founder of a leading Russian cybersecurity company Ilya Sachkov charged with treason against his detention.

12:54 21.10.2021

Moscow court to hear appeal against house arrest of Shaninka rector in embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court will hear a prosecutor's appeal against house arrest of the rector of the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka) Sergey Zuyev in a 21-million-ruble (about $300,000) embezzlement case on October 27.

17:55 20.10.2021

Dismissal of Navalny’s defamation lawsuit against President’s spokesman becomes final

The Moscow City Court has upheld the dismissal of defamation claims lodged by Alexey Navalny against the Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov and ITAR-TASS.

15:40 20.10.2021

Moscow court to hear appeal against sentence of lawyer convicted of bribery mediation

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against sentence of lawyer Alexander Vershinin defending several defendants in notorious cases, who has received 2.5 years in penal colony for mediation in bribery, on October 26.

17:45 14.10.2021

Liberty restriction of municipal lawmaker for sanitary breaches at illegal rally upheld

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld restriction of freedom for 1.5 years imposed on municipal lawmaker Dmitry Baranovsky in a case over violation of sanitary rules during an unauthorized rally held in the city in January.

17:01 14.10.2021

Sentence upheld against man guilty of beating police officer at illegal Moscow rally

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld sentence given to Eugeny Yesenov, Russia’s national born in the Republic of Kalmykia, for beating a policeman at the illegal rally held in central Moscow on January 23.

12:56 14.10.2021