Russia's Federal Tax Service demands $50 million from BrowderRussia's Federal Tax Service filed a lawsuit seeking to collect 3 billion rubles ($50 million) from Hermitage Capital Management CEO William Browder and his partner Ivan Cherkasov as part of an alleged tax evasion scheme.18:00 20.07.2017
Russian FM says Hague-based PCA had no jurisdiction in Arctic Sunrise caseRussia has taken no part in the litigation relating to the seizure of Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise in 2013 initiated by the Netherlands in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague due to the fact that PCA lacked jurisdiction in the case.16:42 20.07.2017
Moscow unauthorized rally participant gets 2.5 years in prisonThe Tverskoy District Court on Thursday sentenced a participant of the unauthorized March 26 rally in Moscow, Stanislav Zimovets, to 2.5 years in prison for the attack on a police officer.13:46 20.07.2017
Russian national sentenced to 5 years in U.S. prison for bribing EBRD officerBusinessman Dmitry Harder charged with bribing an official of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London has been sentenced to 5 years in prison; in addition, under an agreement with the prosecution he has been ordered to forfeit $1.9 million, that being confirmed by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.12:59 20.07.2017
Russian-Israeli blogger sentenced to 3 years in prison by Azerbaijan courtThe Baku Court on Grave Crimes in Azerbaijan on Thursday sentenced blogger Alexander Lapshin, who has citizenship of Russia and Israel, to 3 years in prison for illegal entrance to the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. Lapshin has pleaded guilty to the brought charges.11:40 20.07.2017
AFK Sistema loses bid to recuse judge in dispute with RosneftThe Commercial Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan on Thursday refused to recuse the presiding judge from proceedings in a 170.6-billion-ruble lawsuit (about $3 billion) lodged by Russia’s oil giant Rosneft against holding company AFK Sistema.10:58 20.07.2017
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022