Investigators to seek detention of participant of 27 July Moscow rallyInvestigators are going to file a motion on Thursday to place a suspect in the 27 July Moscow riots case Sergey Fomin in detention.13:19 08.08.2019
Moscow court extends detention of Togliattikhimbank headA Moscow court ordered Alexander Popov, the chairman of the board of Togliattikhimbank, to be held in pre-trial detention until November 1, Mikhail Tumanov, a senior investigator of major cases under the chairman of the Investigative Committee (SK) of the Russian Federation, told RAPSI.14:53 31.07.2019
Head bailiff of Russia’s Perm Krai detained on bribery allegationsThe head bailiff of Russia’s Perm Region Igor Kozhevnikov has been put in detention as part of a 1-million-ruble ($16,000) bribery case.11:52 26.07.2019
Human rights council chair visits starving Moscow Region district ex-head in detentionMikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, has visited Alexander Shestun, detained ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District who has been on hunger strike for a long time.10:54 26.07.2019
Alleged Russian crime lord loses appeal against detentionThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by an alleged crime boss Oleg Medvedev, known as Oleg Shishkanov, against his detention.17:34 24.07.2019
Ex-minister Abyzov to stay detained till late October in $62 mln embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has extended detention of ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov charged with a 4-billion-ruble ($62 million) embezzlement until October 25.10:42 24.07.2019
State Duma elaborates Russia’s Criminal Code as to extended pre-trial detentionThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading amendments to Russia’s Criminal Code aimed to prevent unsubstantiated extension of pre-trial detention.18:06 23.07.2019
Detention of aide to presidential envoy in Ural Federal District upheldThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld detention of an assistant to the presidential envoy in the Ural Federal District Alexander Vorobyev in a treason case.12:00 23.07.2019
Russian Justice Ministry works on improvement of disabled detainees’ conditionsThe Justice Ministry of Russia is developing a bill to improve detention conditions for disabled persons of groups I and II.10:44 23.07.2019
All Ukrainian sailors accused of illegal border crossing to stay jailed till late OctoberDetention of another 11 Ukrainian sailors involved in the case over illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait was on Wednesday extended until late October.19:01 17.07.2019
Detention of one more FSB officer involved in robbery case upheldOn Wednesday, detention of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) captain Vladimir Urusov, one of the defendants in a case over robbery and 136-million-ruble embezzlement (over $2 million), was upheld, RAPSI reports from the Moscow District Military Court.18:28 17.07.2019
Moscow court rules 13 Ukrainian sailors to be held in detention for another 3 monthsMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Wednesday extended detention of 13 Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait until October 24.16:26 17.07.2019
Russian security officer to remain detained in robbery caseThe Moscow District Military Court on Wednesday upheld detention of the Federal Security Service (FSB) senior lieutenant Arthur Vlasov charged with assault related to robbery.13:59 17.07.2019
Detention of elderly scientist accused of treason extended for 3 monthsThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday prolonged detention term for Viktor Kudryavtsev, a 75-year-old scientist of the Central Research Institute for Engineering Technology (TsNIImash) charged with treason, until October 20.18:24 16.07.2019
Number of detainees drops in Russia – human rights advocateThe number of people held in Russian detention centers has decreased, according to a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Eva Merkacheva.15:12 16.07.2019
Former Moscow Region official to stay detained in bribery caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal lodged by ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Pushkino municipal district Yevgeny Zhirkov, who stands charged with receiving a bribe from a construction developer, against detention.15:05 15.07.2019
Moskalkova calls society to come out against provocations concerning Vyshinsky caseRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has become aware of a threat of provocations and pushback attempts from radically minded individuals towards Ukrainian judicial authorities considering the case against journalist Kirill Vyshinsky.10:53 15.07.2019
Moscow court detains treason suspect until fallMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has ordered Russian citizen Konstantin Antonets suspected of treason to be detained until September 3.13:29 11.07.2019
Ex-president of Globex Bank to stay detained until mid-OctoberMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has extended detention of ex-president of Globex Bank Vitaly Vavilin until October 13 as part of embezzlement case.12:12 11.07.2019
Detention of Russian businessman in bank embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by businessman Vasily Boiko-Veliky against his detention in the Credit-Express bank embezzlement case. Boiko-Veliky pleads not guilty.14:34 10.07.2019