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Convicted ex-penitentiary official Korshunov seeks release from prison through illness

Ex- deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov convicted of embezzlement has filed a motion seeking to release him because of grave illness.

13:35 04.10.2021

Former top managers of VIM Airlines granted release in fraud case

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Thursday ordered release of ex-CEO of VIM Airlines Alexander Kochnev and ex-chief accountant of the air carrier Yekaterina Panteleyeva due to the actual sentence completion in a fraud case.

16:58 10.06.2021

Convicted ex-head of Russia’s Udmurtia freed from punishment on health grounds

A court in Russia’s Udmurtia on Thursday released ex-head of the Republic Alexander Solovyov, who had been sentenced to 10 years in high-security penal colony for bribery, of serving the punishment for health reasons.

16:17 18.03.2021

Convicted ex-head of Russia’s Udmurtia seeks for relief from punishment

The former head of Russia’s Udmurt Republic Alexander Solovyov, who had been sentenced to 10 years in high-security penal colony for bribery, petitioned a court asking to release him from punishment due to his illness.

11:25 12.03.2021

Activist Kotov convicted of rally order breaches freed from restraint

Activist Konstantin Kotov convicted of repeated violations of a rally holding order has been released from penal colony.

11:40 16.12.2020

Former Russian intelligence officer convicted of treason leaves prison

Gennady Kravtsov, a former employee at Russia’s GRU military intelligence service convicted of passing secrets abroad, on Tuesday was released from prison in Russia’s Republic of Mordovia.

13:59 26.05.2020

Father of convicted ex-police colonel Zakharchenko freed from prison - lawyer

Viktor Zakharchenko, the father of convicted ex-anticorruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko, has leaved prison after completion of his sentence for embezzlement.

11:50 30.03.2020

Journalist Vyshinsky released from detention in Ukraine

The editor-in-chief of RIA Novosti Ukraine news agency Vyshinsky having Ukrainian and Russian citizenship, arrested in Kiev on May 15, 2018 on suspicion of treason and placed in detention.

16:02 28.08.2019

Simplified procedure of inmates’ release on medical grounds backed by Federation Council

A bill simplifying a procedure for the release of seriously ill convicts from serving sentence was approved by Russian senators on Friday.

16:39 21.12.2018

State Duma adopts simplified procedure of inmates’ release on medical grounds

The State Duma has adopted in a final third reading a bill simplifying a procedure for release of seriously ill convicts from serving sentence.

11:41 13.12.2018

Nephew of Russian tycoon Ismailov granted $152,000 bail in kidnapping case

Detained Zaur Mardanov, a nephew of Russian businessman Telman Ismailov and ex-manager of Moscow's famous Prague Restaurant, has been granted a 10-million-ruble bail ($152,000).

14:45 15.10.2018

Victim of notorious prison torture incident in Russia gets released – lawyer

Prisoner Yevgeny Makarov, who had suffered torture from employees of the Yaroslavl Penal Colony One in Russia, was released.

10:59 02.10.2018

About 167 prisoners released after recalculation of their jail terms

About 167 inmates have been released after recalculation of their prison terms in accordance with a new legislation.

14:59 08.08.2018

Moscow court releases defendant in major fraud case related to Defense Ministry

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has ruled to release from prison the former head of the Security and Сommunications company Andrey Lugansky, a defendant in a case over crimes committed in a MoD utility company Slavyanka.

11:59 27.07.2018

March 26 rally case convict Borisov released

The Moscow region resident Dmitry Borisov sentenced to one year in prison for using force against a police officer during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on March 26, 2017, has been released after serving out his term.

10:59 07.06.2018

Navalny asks Supreme Court to comply with ECHR ruling regarding his brother Oleg

Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has filed a motion with the Supreme Court of Russia asking it to comply with a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and release his brother Oleg from prison.

13:45 20.03.2018

Bolotnaya activist Nepomnyashchikh applies for parole

Activist Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, who had received a 2.5-year prison sentence in the high-profile Bolotnaya Square riot case, filed a motion for parole.

17:34 10.08.2017

Russian opposition activist Udaltsov leaves prison

Russian opposition activist Sergey Udaltsov, who had been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for participation in 2012 rallies in central Moscow, was released on Tuesday.

10:27 08.08.2017

Russian opposition activist Udaltsov to be released from prison

Russian opposition activist Sergey Udaltsov, who had been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for participation in 2012 rallies in central Moscow, will be released from prison on August 9.

11:40 07.08.2017