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Defendants in $47.5 mln embezzlement case face trial in Russia’s Sochi

A court in Russia’s Sochi will consider a case over embezzlement of nearly 3.5 billion rubles ($47.5 million) during the construction of apart hotels and a residential complex.

12:00 27.07.2021

Alleged murderer of Sochi bailiffs put in detention

The Central District Court of Sochi on Thursday placed a local resident charged accused of killing two court bailiffs in detention.

13:42 10.06.2021

Injured party in 2016 Sochi air crash case denied $28M idemnity all over again

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has upheld refusal in payment of the 2.1 billion-ruble ($28 million) insurance indemnity to the relatives of victims of the TU-154 military plane crash near Sochi in December 2016.

10:59 22.12.2020

Bill envisaging establishment of first federal territory in Russia reaches State Duma

A bill on creation of the first federal territory Sirius in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai has been submitted for discussion to the lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma.

16:13 09.11.2020

Pair may be deprived of parental rights for juggling their baby – Prosecutor General’s Office

The Central District Court of the town of Sochi is to hear a case against a married couple, who have published on the internet a video record demonstrating their abusive treatment of their baby daughter.

14:31 21.08.2020

Relatives of victims of 2016 Sochi plane crash denied $28M compensation, again

The Moscow City Court had again dismissed a claim for a 2.1 billion rubles (about $28 million) compensation filed by relatives of victims of the TU-154 military plane crash near Sochi in December 2016, which resulted in death of over 90 people.

17:01 31.07.2020

Russian court detains man for attempt to escape COVID-19 observation facility

A district court in the town of Sochi has ruled to detain an individual for an attempted escape from an observation medical facility he had been placed in for a quarantine.

17:24 18.05.2020

Prosecution withdraws demand to reconsider 2016 Sochi plane crash case

Prosecutors have given up their claim to reconsider a case over a TU-154 military plane crash near Sochi in December 2016 that resulted in the death of over 90 people.

12:30 05.12.2019

Conference of SCO Supreme Court chairmen opens in Sochi

The Fourteenth Conference of Supreme Courts’ chairmen of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member states began its work Tuesday in Russia’s Sochi.

11:45 18.06.2019

Ex-director of Sochi water utility gets 17 months for abuse of office

A court in Sochi has sentenced Sergey Vinarsky, ex-director of the city’s water service company, to 17 months in penal colony settlement for abuse of power.

16:48 14.06.2019

Ex-Sochi official gets over 2 years for abuse of office

A court has sentenced the former first deputy head of the administration of Sochi Mugdin Chermit to two years and three months in penal colony settlement for issuing permits for construction in violation of safety requirements.

18:39 24.04.2019

Ex-director of Sochi water utility faces trial on charges of abuse of office

A former director of the Sochi water service company will stand trial on charges of abuse of power.

12:43 27.03.2019

Alleged in-flight brawler detained by Krasnodar Region court

A court in the Krasnodar Region has ordered detention for an alleged in-flight brawler, who was a passenger of an aircraft bound from St. Petersburg to Antalya.

14:48 31.01.2019

Moscow court rules Sochi vice-mayor’s detention in bribery case illegal

The Moscow City court has overturned a lower court’s ruling on extension of detention for the first vice-mayor of Sochi Sergey Yurin and several other officials as part of a bribery case.

11:31 30.01.2019

Russian blogger gets 6 years for money extortion

A court in Sochi on Wednesday sentenced editor-in-chief of blogsochi.ru website Alexander Valov to 6 years in prison for extortion of 300,000 rubles ($4,300) from the State Duma lawmaker Yury Napso.

12:59 26.12.2018

Moscow court refuses to release ex-Sochi official charged with bribery

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld detention until December 15 for ex-official of Sochi administration and Legis Imperium company CEO Andrey Leventyuk as part of a corruption case.

16:00 19.11.2018

Several Sochi officials suspected of abuse of authority, negligence

Several criminal cases have been opened against Sochi officials, who are suspected of abuse of office or negligence.

15:54 24.10.2018

Relatives of Sochi crash victims to seek $79 mln from insurers

Relatives of people killed in a TU-154 military plane crash near Sochi in December 2016 will demand in court about $79 million in compensation from insurance companies.

15:51 23.10.2018

Investigators seek to detain Sochi vice-mayor charged with corruption

Russian investigators have asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to detain vice-mayor of Sochi Sergey Yurin as part of a bribery case.

12:59 19.10.2018

Russian court closes proceedings in Jesus Christ caricature case

A court in Russia’s city of Sochi has dropped a case against local resident Viktor Nochevnov, charged with wounding religious feelings by reposting caricatures of Jesus Christ on a social media platform.

12:59 18.01.2018