Ex-Promsvyazbank owners’ alleged accomplices in siphoning over $1 bln abroad arrestedFive defendants in a case of ex-owners of Promsvyazbank, the Ananyev brothers Alexey and Dmitry, charged with illegal siphoning over 87 billion rubles (over $1 billion) belonging to the credit organization abroad, were arrested on Tuesday.18:03 06.10.2020
Calvey, other defendants in $40 mln embezzlement case to stay detained until mid-NovemberThe First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction on Tuesday upheld extension of house arrest of Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and other defendants in a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.16:14 06.10.2020
Moscow lawmaker’s $30K embezzlement trial to begin on October 12Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will start hearing a case against the city lawmaker Oleg Sheremetyev in a case on embezzling over 2 million rubles (about $30,000) on October 12.14:50 06.10.2020
Case opened over children torture in Russian conventA probe was launched into alleged tortures of children in the Sredneuralsk Women’s Monastery outside of Russia’s Yekaterinburg where earlier schemonk Sergius was defrocked.12:51 06.10.2020
Two men arrested in Russia on suspicion of treasonThe Federal Security Service’s (FSB) officers have arrested Russia’s military serviceman and his brother permanently residing in Estonia on suspicion of collecting top-secret information and its transfer to the Estonian intelligence agencies.11:36 06.10.2020
Relatives of actor Efremov car crash victim sue for nearly $40K in damagesFamily of Sergey Zakharov, who had been killed in a road traffic accident with Mikhail Efremov, demanded jointly 3 million rubles (about $40,000) in compensation for moral harm from the actor.10:58 06.10.2020
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