Kazakh border guard sentenced to life for murdering 15A Kazakhstan court has found 19-year-old border guard Vladislav Chelakh guilty of murdering 15 people near the Kazakh-Chinese border and sentenced him to life imprisonment at a maximum security penal colony.18:09 11.12.2012
Sanity of mass killer Vinogradov to be determined by New YearThe first results of the psychiatric examination of lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who killed six colleagues in Moscow, may be ready by New Year, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.17:47 11.12.2012
Court upholds WDB Bank lawsuits against debtorsThe court has upheld 860 lawsuits by the WDB Bank's bankruptcy receiver, the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) to recover 2.3 billion rubles ($75 million) from its debtors, DIA reported.17:20 11.12.2012
ECHR holds Russian courtroom cages violate rights of criminal defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld an application filed by two Russian citizens who believe that their placement in a metal cage during court proceedings violated their fundamental rights.17:03 11.12.2012
Oppositionist Razvozzhayev to file complaint against investigators with ECHRThe defense of opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev, who has been charged with organizing mass riots in Russia, has stated that the claims made by investigators that the opposition was financed by Georgian politician Givi Targamadze violate the principle of the presumption of innocence.16:45 11.12.2012
Hijackers sentenced to death in ChinaA Chinese court has sentenced three people to death for attempting to hijack a plane in June, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.16:33 11.12.2012
Arrest of YUKOS suspect's property withdrawnThe Moscow Simonovsky District Court has withdrawn the arrest from the assets of the late Vasily Aleksanyan, involved in the YUKOS case, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Tuesday.16:10 11.12.2012
Supreme Court advocates transparency classes for judgesThe Supreme Court believes it must recommend that the Russian Academy of Justice introduces a special class on transparency in legal proceedings and access to the information on the courts' activities as part of advanced training courses and professional retraining programs for newly appointed judges.14:06 11.12.2012
Politkovskaya's family seeks revocation of murder plea bargainChildren of murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya plan to file a request with the Moscow City Court not to approve the plea bargain of former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, accused of Politkovskaya's assassination.13:29 11.12.2012
No permission needed for online transcripts of trials, Supreme CourtJournalists can publish live online transcripts of a trial without seeking prior permission, according to the Supreme Court's draft ruling "On the Transparency and Publicity of Legal Proceedings," which was discussed on Tuesday.13:02 11.12.2012
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