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Russian government backs bill enabling life sentences for paedophiles

Russia's government has backed a bill proposed by the United Russia party to introduce life sentences for pedophiles, according to Chair of the State Duma Information Policy Committee Alexander Khinshtein.

17:01 20.10.2021

Replacing death penalty with life sentence doesn’t strengthen punishment - Constitutional Court

Replacing death penalty with life imprisonment is an act of pardon and cannot lead to more serious consequences for the convicted person, according to a decision of the Russian Constitutional Court, published on its official website.

18:08 07.07.2021

Three organized criminal group members sentenced to life imprisonment in Russia

A court in Russia has sentenced three members of an interregional criminal group that committed murders and robberies to life terms.

11:37 17.06.2021

Thirty seven people sentenced to life in prison in Russia last year

Russian courts sentenced 37 persons to life imprisonment in 2020.

11:01 21.04.2021

Supreme Court’s Presidium upholds of life sentence of ex-senator Izmestyev

The Presidium of Russia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to overturn life sentence of ex-senator for Russia’s Bashkortostan Igor Izmestyev for organizing terror attacks and murders basing on a ruling of the European Court of Human Righs (ECHR).

15:15 30.09.2020

Russian man sentenced to life for killing two young women

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court has sentenced a local resident Alexey Aleksandrov to life for murder of two young women in an urban forest.

17:40 29.09.2020

Two gang members get life sentence for prosecutor’s murder

The Smolensk Regional Court has sentenced two gang members to life in prison for the murder of a prosecutor of Roslavl town in 2005.

11:08 13.08.2020

Ex-Yukos security chief serving life term again petitions for parole

Ex-Yukos security chief Alexey Pichugin serving a life term in prison has filed a new petition for pardon addressed to the President.

10:51 31.03.2020

Former Soviet law enforcement officer serving life sentence not to be freed on parole

The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Mordovia has rejected a parole petition lodged by the 74-year ex-law enforcement officer Pavel Stakhovtsev serving life prison sentence for creating a gang.

15:10 02.03.2020

St. Petersburg metro suicide bomber’s action coordinator sentenced to life

Abror Azimov found guilty of coordination of the preparation and committing of the St. Petersburg metro suicide bomber terror attack in 2017 on Tuesday was sentenced to life in prison.

14:34 10.12.2019

Former Soviet law enforcement officer sentenced to life denied parole

A court in Russia’s Republic of Mordovia has dismissed a petition for parole filed by the 74-year ex-law enforcement officer Pavel Stakhovtsev sentenced to life for creating a gang.

18:04 19.11.2019

Russian Supreme Court upholds severe sentence of GTA gang members

The Supreme Court of Russia on Monday dismissed defense appeals against sentence given to members of the so-called GTA gang for robberies and murders.

17:21 09.09.2019

First life sentence for drug dealing takes effect in Russia

The first life sentence given in Russia for drug smuggling has become effective.

13:14 22.05.2019

Russian President toughens punishment for recruiting terrorists

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill toughening punishment for recruiting terrorists up to life sentence into law.

20:21 29.12.2017

Drug dealer sentenced to life for the first time in Russian history

The Moscow Regional Court has sentenced head of a drug smuggling gang for life for the first time in the history of Russia.

16:59 21.12.2017

Russian biker gets life sentence for murder of 5 people

The Moscow Regional Court on Monday found biker Ilya Aseyev guilty of killing five other motorcycle riders and sentenced him to life in prison.

16:59 20.11.2017

Ex-Yukos security chief sentenced to life loses bid for pardon

A specialized commission has dismissed a petition for pardon filed by ex-Yukos security chief Alexey Pichugin sentenced to life in prison.

17:31 21.07.2017

Russian oldest human rights activist asks Putin to pardon ex-senator sentenced to life

Human rights campaigner Lyudmila Alexeyeva, 90, has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to pardon former senator Igor Izmestyev sentenced to life in prison.

17:08 20.07.2017

Ex-Yukos security chief sentenced to life appeals for pardon

Former Yukos security chief Alexey Pichugin sentenced to life in prison has filed a petition for pardon.

20:41 12.07.2017

Ukrainian prosecutors to demand life sentence for Yanukovych

Prosecutors will ask court to sentence ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who stands charged with treason, to life imprisonment, military prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko said on Thursday during a briefing in Kiev.

12:59 04.05.2017