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Investigation of Politkovskaya murder suspect completed

Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov's role in the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, said Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin.

18:07 06.09.2012

US court orders government to foot the bill for prisoner sex-change operation

The Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) was ordered by a federal judge Tuesday to promptly provide convicted murderer Michelle Kosilek with sexual-reassignment surgery. US District Judge Mark L. Wolf reasoned that the transsexual prisoner suffers from a severe gender identity disorder, and thus that his* right to undergo a sex-change operation is protected by the 8th Amendment of the US Constitution.

17:56 06.09.2012

IT company's $89.56 mln back tax ruling overturned on appeal

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a ruling which ordered IT company Lanit to pay back-taxes in the amount of $89.56 million, a court spokesperson told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com). In so holding, the court ruled against the tax inspectorate's appeal.Lanit is one of the top ten Russian IT companies, according to Digit.ru

17:42 06.09.2012

Ukraine ballots will exclude Tymoshenko and Lutsenko

The Ukrainian Supreme Adiministrative Court has ruled that ballots can be printed without the names of convicted officials Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuri Lutsenko, former Ukrainian prime minister and interior minister, respectively, the Fatherland opposition party reported on Thursday.

17:11 06.09.2012

ВР Russia contests $3 bln TNK-BP shareholder compensation

BP Russian Investment Limited (BPRI) has filed an appeal with the Eighth Commercial Court of Appeals of a $3 billion compensation awarded against it for TNK-BP minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov, a court spokesperson told RIA Novosti.

16:42 06.09.2012

Former Ukrainian interior minister to attend appellate proceedings

Former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko said in an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda on Thursday that he will personally attend the court hearings of his appeal against his second sentence.

15:43 06.09.2012

MMA fighter Red Tarzan's legislation complaint dropped without review

The Supreme Court will not consider the complaint filed by Vyacheslav "Red Tarzan" Datsik charged with robbery and a church arson attack, who challenged a Criminal Procedure Code provision.

15:32 06.09.2012

Antimonopoly service appeals .rf domain judgment

The Supreme Commercial Court has accepted the Federal Antimonopoly Service's appeal of lower court rulings that dismissed nearly in full its resolution that Regional Network Information Center (Ru-Center) violated antimonopoly legislation while registering domains in the .rf zone, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Thursday.

14:56 06.09.2012

Civil claims against Pussy Riot to be heard September 20

The Moscow Kuntsevsky District Court will consider civil claims against the convicted members of the Pussy Riot punk band, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

14:22 06.09.2012

Putin denies political underpinnings in Magnitsky case

The Russian authorities must get to the bottom of the circumstances surrounding the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, and those guilty must be brought to justice, but there are no underlying political motives in the case, President Vladimir Putin said.

14:01 06.09.2012

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