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Russian mayor sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for corruption

The Rybinsk City Court has sentenced Yury Lastochkin, the suspended mayor of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region, to 8.5 years in prison for soliciting a bribe and for embezzlement.

16:20 23.09.2015

Russian tycoon Pugachev laundered more money than authorities believe - DIA

Sergei Pugachev, the former beneficiary of the International Industrial Bank (IIB or Mezhprombank) and ex-member of the Russian parliament’s upper house, is hiding large sums of money which he embezzled from Mezhprombank before it went bankrupt, a government agency said in a statement.

15:58 23.09.2015

Head of Russia’s Komi Republic suspected of fraud appeals against detention

Vyacheslav Gaizer, the head of Russia’s Komi Republic who stands charged with fraud and organized crime related violations, has filed an appeal against his detention.

14:07 23.09.2015

Estonian spy Kohver transferred to Moscow prison

Eston Kohver, an Estonian security officer who was sentenced in Russia to 15 years in prison for espionage, has been transferred to Moscow’s Butyrka Prison.

10:19 23.09.2015

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

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