Classified witness to take stand in Col. Budanov murder caseThe Moscow City Court will hear a classified witness who has been called in for questioning on December 27 in the case of former Colonel Yuri Budanov's murder.17:28 24.12.2012
Pussy Riot member reprimanded for ignoring prison regulationsConvicted Pussy Riot member Maria Alyohkina has been reprimanded in prison once again for refusing to get up on time. According to Russian penal code, every misdemeanor, albeit minor, lowers the chance of parole.17:06 24.12.2012
Rosneft lawsuit in Navalny case to be reconsidered on Jan. 17The Moscow Commercial Court will hear once more on January 17 Rosneft's lawsuit against the Federal Service for Financial Markets' order obligating the company to provide the minutes of its board meetings to minority shareholder Alexei Navalny.16:38 24.12.2012
Arrest of Berezovsky's ex-trustee found lawfulThe Moscow City Court has upheld the arrest of former Federal Security Service's (FSB) officer and Boris Berezovsky's trustee Andrey Ponkin, who has been detained on suspicion of major fraud.16:01 24.12.2012
Politkovskaya’s family appeals sentence against ex-policemanChildren of murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya have appealed against the sentence for Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, a confessed accomplice in the journalist’s assassination case.15:33 24.12.2012
Moscow Commercial Court drama: judge complains of pressure from chairmanA Moscow Commercial Court judge has launched a complaint with the Council of Judges alleging that chairman Sergei Chucha pressured him to resign from the bench.14:32 24.12.2012
Prosecutor seeks acquittal of defendant in Magnitsky caseThe prosecutor has asked a Moscow district court to acquit Dmitry Kratov, former deputy head of the Butyrka pretrial detention center, accused of negligence which resulted in the death of Sergei Magnitsky.14:16 24.12.2012
Appeal over Pussy Riot extremist videos adjournedThe Moscow City Court has cancelled the consideration of an appeal by Pussy Riot’s band member Yekaterina Samutsevich against the ruling to declare the band’s videos extremist and restrict access to them.13:54 24.12.2012
Opposition activist Alexei Navalny faces another embezzlement probeA company previously headed by opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny, is involved in the embezzlement of over 100 million rubles ($3.25 million) allocated by the Union of Rightist Forces political party.13:19 24.12.2012
Penitentiary Service officers suspected of 2 million euro blackmailTwo high-ranking officials of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS), Alexander Tyurin and Igor Fomenko, are suspected of extorting two million euros for a contract for the production of electronic tracking bracelets.12:14 24.12.2012
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