Testimony

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Punishment for defense witness in actor Efremov’s case upheld

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Thursday upheld a 50,000-ruble fine (over $850 at the current exchange rate) given as a punishment Andrey Gayev, a defense witness in a case against actor Mikhail Efremov who had stated that the defendant had not driven his Jeep.

16:18 09.06.2022

Community service of third defense witness in Efremov case replaced with fine

The Moscow City Court on Thursday replaced community service passed upon Andrey Gayev, the third defense witness in a case against actor Mikhail Efremov who had stated that the defendant had not driven his Jeep, with a fine of 50,000 rubles.

12:13 08.07.2021

Community service upheld for defense witness in actor Efremov case Badasyan

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the 12-month community service passed upon Tevan Badasyan, a defense witness in the deadly road traffic accident case against actor Mikhail Efremov, for intended making of false statements concerning the car crash.

17:26 07.07.2021

Second defense witness in fatal crash case of actor Efremov convicted of false testimony

Alexander Kobets, one more witness for the defense of actor Mikhail Efremov, on Friday was sentenced to 1.5 years of community service.

17:29 30.04.2021

Defense witness in actor Efremov case Badasyan gets 12-month community service for false testimony

Moscow’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

Defense witness in actor Efremov case pleads not guilty to willful false testimony

Tevan Badasyan, a defense witness in the deadly road traffic accident case against actor Mikhail Efremov, on Monday pled not guilty to intended making of false statements concerning the car crash.

11:44 19.04.2021

Three defense witnesses of actor Efremov to go on trial

A court will hear a case against three persons witnessing in defense of actor Mikhail Efremov, who had been earlier sentenced for a fatal crash incident.

10:52 06.04.2021

Actor Efremov ready to testify in fatal crash case in court – defense

Actor Mikhail Efremov charged with deadly road traffic accident committed under the influence of alcohol is ready to give testimony in court on August 18.

16:19 17.08.2020

Russian opposition activist Udaltsov to be questioned in Moscow 2012 riot case

Russian opposition activist Sergey Udaltsov wrote on his Twitter account on Wednesday that was summoned to the Investigative Committee for questioning in the Bolotnaya Square riot case.

16:00 06.09.2017

Head of VR Capital Group to testify over alleged misconduct by Yukos directors

Richard Deitz, the president of VR Capital Group which is said to be a controlling entity of Russian oil company Promneftstroy, is expected to testify in a dispute over alleged misconduct by Yukos’ directors.

16:39 18.07.2016

Former Thai PM Shinawatra testifies in corruption case

Deposed Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra testified before the Supreme Court on Monday in a corruption case, Thai national Channel 3 reported.

12:21 31.08.2015

Chechen leader ready to testify in Nemtsov murder case - report

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said in an interview with Govorit Moskva radio station on Thursday that he was ready to testify in opposition politician Boris Nemtsov murder case.

15:44 30.04.2015

Moscow court to question witnesses in Yves Rocher embezzlement case

Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court on November 14 will continue questioning witnesses in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Thursday.

14:42 13.11.2014

Three witnesses claim Ukrainian pilot Savchenko is innocent

Investigators have added three witness testimonies to the case of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, RAPSI reports on Friday from the Basmanny District Court in Moscow.

13:18 07.11.2014

Italian president summoned to testify in mafia bombings case

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will testify in a scandalous case regarding the alleged secret talks held by the Italian government with the Sicilian mafia over a series of deadly bombings in the early 1990s, a Palermo court said.

10:31 26.09.2014

Vasilyeva controlled Defense Ministry property sales - witnesses

Former senior Russian Defense Ministry official Yevgenia Vasilyeva, who is charged with embezzlement of three billion rubles ($83 million), headed a company that sold the ministry’s real estate and property, according to witnesses who testified at Presnensky District Court of Moscow on Thursday.

18:00 14.08.2014

Opposition stalwart Navalny refuses to testify in painting theft case

Former mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny will not provide testimony regarding the theft of a painting by Vladimir painter Sergei Sotov that was discovered during the search in the opposition leader’s apartment, attorney Olga Mikhailova told RIA Novosti.

17:41 01.07.2014

Nickel king Potanin’s son won't testify in alimony case

Magistrate Court No. 418 of Moscow’s Presnensky District has ruled against hearing the testimony of the son of Interros President and Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin, who filed a lawsuit to change the procedure for the transfer of child support money to his former spouse, Natalya Potanina’s attorney Filipp Ryabchenko told RAPSI.

15:10 23.06.2014

Germany wants Zuckerberg to testify in NSA case - report

Members of the German parliamentary commission, which is investigating the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) questionable activity, want the heads of US high-tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, Twitter and Google, to testify to the Bundestag, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

10:33 23.05.2014

Breivik interrogation transcript disappears from police station

The transcript of one of the longest and most emotional interrogations of Anders Breivik, a terrorist sentenced to 21 years in prison for killing 77 people in July 2011, has mysteriously disappeared from a locked office in an Oslo police station, the Norwegian media report Friday.

15:21 25.04.2014