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Russian fieldstone manufacturer’s ex-owner freed from jail, put under house arrest

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow on Wednesday released ex-owner of Russia’s fieldstone manufacturer Pavlovskgranit, Sergey Poymanov, who stands charged with abuse of office, from detention, and put him under house arrest.

17:31 21.11.2017

Ukraine’s Naftogaz ex-chairman appeals house arrest in embezzlement case

Ex-chairman of Ukraine’s largest oil and gas corporation Naftogaz Igor Bakay charged with embezzlement has filed an appeal against a ruling to put him under house arrest.

15:57 21.11.2017

Ex-Russian penitentiary deputy chief to stay in jail until February

The Moscow City Court upheld the extension of detention for ex-Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov charged with large scale embezzlement until February 13.

14:51 21.11.2017

Refusal to collect $273K from acquitted art expert Basner in favor of collector upheld

The St. Petersburg City Court has upheld refusal to collect 16.2 million rubles ($273,000 at the current exchange rate) from prominent art expert Yelena Basner on a claim by art collector Andrey Vasilyev.

11:59 21.11.2017

Russian citizen fined $7,000 for rehabilitation of Nazism

A Russian citizen has been fined 400,000 rubles (about $7,000) for creating and operating a Nazi public page on a social media platform.

10:22 21.11.2017

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