High-profile journalist assault case to be investigated, Medvedev saysThe investigation of a high-profile case on the beating of Kommersant daily journalist Oleg Kashin has not been closed and will be investigated until the end, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.17:01 07.12.2012
MMA fighter Red Tarzan sentenced to five years in prisonThe St. Petersburg Nevsky District has sentenced former mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik, accused of robbery and church arson, to five years in prison.16:14 07.12.2012
US Navy veteran charged with attempting to spy for RussiaRobert Hoffman, a retired sailor who held high-level security clearances during a US Naval career that spanned two decades, has been charged with attempting to spy for the Russian Federation according to a statement issued by the FBI Thursday. If convicted, Hoffman may face life in prison.14:22 07.12.2012
Non-execution of rulings should be subject to criminal liability, bailiffRussian Chief Bailiff Artur Parfenchikov has proposed introducing criminal liability for the failure to execute a court ruling.14:00 07.12.2012
Bank of Moscow seeks $80.8mln from River MallThe Moscow Commercial Court has registered a lawsuit filed by the Bank of Moscow to recover 2.5 billion rubles ($80.8 million) from River Mall, a real estate development company, which the media claims is connected with former Bank of Moscow head Andrei Borodin, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).13:46 07.12.2012
Protection of businessman' Signature brand ceased under Visa lawsuitThe Moscow Commercial Court has prematurely ceased the legal protection of the Signature trademark, which up to this date belonged to entrepreneur Igor Sergiyenko, under the lawsuit filed by Visa International Service Association, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).12:55 07.12.2012
Heads of German states ban extreme right-wing German partyAt their meeting in Berlin, the heads of the 16 German states unanimously decided to request the Bundesrat of Germany to submit a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court on banning the extreme right-wing National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), the German media reported.11:54 07.12.2012
US Senate passes Magnitsky ActOn Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the Magnitsky Act, a bill imposing visa sanctions against those Russians who - in the view of the US government - have been involved in human rights violations, and simultaneously voted for the cancellation of the Jackson-Vanik amendment, a landmark Cold War-era law that has long impeded U.S.-Russian trade relations.11:34 07.12.2012
Arrest of two individuals in Defense Ministry property fraud case extendedThe Moscow Khamovnichesky District Court has extended the arrest of two individuals involved in the Oboronservis fraud case until February 10, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).10:33 07.12.2012
Warsaw court allows transfer of former Serbian general to Polish prisonThe Warsaw District Court has allowed Radislav Krstic, who was convicted in the Hague, to serve his prison term in Poland.18:10 06.12.2012
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