Missing ex-BTA Bank chairman loses final debarment appealThe UK Supreme Court has rejected former BTA Chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov’s last-chance appeal of a judgment prohibiting him from defending himself against BTA Bank’s claims due to serious contempt of the court and failure to turn himself into British authorities.18:26 26.02.2013
RUSAL Moscow raided over unpaid $6.6 mln tax claimInvestigators are searching the Rusal aluminum giant's Moscow office in the case of the non-payment of taxes worth 200 million rubles ($6.6 million).18:08 26.02.2013
Georgian politician appeals arrest in absentia in Russian riots caseGivi Targamadze, a Georgian politician accused of preparing mass riots in Russia, has appealed his arrest in absentia, his attorney Yelena Stepanenko told RAPSI on Tuesday, citing procedural violations allegedly made by the Basmanny District Court.17:34 26.02.2013
Pussy Riot's Alyokhina ordered to spend 90 days in solitary confinementPussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina will remain in solitary confinement for three more months for safety reasons, the Perm Regional Federal Penitentiary Service told RIA Novosti.17:06 26.02.2013
Russia to build fewer European-style detention centers by 2017The government has changed the state penitentiary system development program for 2007-2016, reducing the number of planned European-standard pre-trial detention centers from 26 to 18.16:44 26.02.2013
Parallel importer's suit against Heineken to be heard on March 14The Moscow Commercial Court will hear the lawsuit filed by the Aqualife soft drinks company against Heineken Ceska republica to terminate the legal protection of the Krusovice trademark on March 14, the court told RAPSI.13:54 26.02.2013
Islamic organization banned in Russia declared extremist in KazakhstanThe district court of Astana in Kazakhstan has declared Tablighi Jamaat to be an extremist organization and has banned it from operating in Kazakhstan, the press service of the republican prosecutor general announced on Tuesday.13:13 26.02.2013
Accomplices in attempted armed coup given 4.5 year in prisonThe Sverdlovsk Region Court has sentenced Leonid Khabarov and Viktor Kralin, the alleged accomplices of retired military intelligence Colonel Vladimir Kvachkov jailed for planning an armed coup to 4.5 years in prison.12:41 26.02.2013
Trial of US marines charged with rape begins in JapanThe first hearing of the case of two US marines charged with raping a Japanese woman in October 2012 has begun in Naha, the capital of Okinawa.12:21 26.02.2013
Boeing, Energia file for extension to prepare for space launch hearingBoeing has filed jointly with Russian space giant S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (Energia), one of the defendants at the receiving end of Boeing’s $350 million breach-of-contract suit, for a 30-day extension of filing dates with a US federal court.11:57 26.02.2013
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