Russian Supreme Court upholds acquittal of infamous gang’s alleged leaderThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld acquittal of the alleged leader of the Shchyolkovo organized crime gang, Alexander Matusov, who had been charged with murders and attempted assassinations.17:43 25.10.2017
Alleged member of notorious Russian gang charged with 16 murders to go on trialA criminal case against alleged member of the notorious criminal syndicate, Orekhovo gang, Igor Sosnovsky, who stands charged with 16 killings and 5 attempted murders, has been forwarded to court for hearing.17:13 25.10.2017
Russian e-commerce giant’s co-owner charged with credit fraud to stay under house arrestThe St. Petersburg City Court has upheld a ruling to put Dmitry Kostygin, a co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart, under house arrest in credit fraud case.15:49 25.10.2017
Prominent Russian journalists to sue FSB over TelegramProminent Russian journalists Oleg Kashin and Alexander Plyushchev on Wednesday will file lawsuits against the Federal Security Service (FSB) over the request to obtain information on Telegram messages decoding.13:31 25.10.2017
Ex-police officer sentenced to 13 years for aiding and abetting militantsThe Supreme Court of the Republic of Dagestan has sentenced former police officer Magomed Magomedov to 13 years in prison for aiding and abetting militants.12:55 25.10.2017
Moscow court upholds house arrest for Russian media watchdog’s spokespersonThe Moscow City Court has upheld house arrest for press secretary of Russia’s media watchdog (Roskomnadzor), Vadim Ampelonsky, charged with fraud.11:47 25.10.2017
Convicted ex-senator gets 8.5 years in prison for $3.3 mln embezzlementFormer Russian senator and owner of Liviz liquor producer Alexander Sabadash, who had been earlier convicted of attempted embezzlement, was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for stealing 190 million rubles ($3.3 million) from Bank Tavrichesky.10:59 25.10.2017
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