Yugra bank co-owner put under house arrest in $120 mln embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday ordered house arrest for the majority stockholder of Russia’s Yugra bank Alexey Khotin suspected of 7.5-billion-ruble (about $120 million) embezzlement until June 18.20:53 19.04.2019
Crimean activist sentenced to 6 years for online calls for terrorismThe North Caucasus District Military Court has sentenced activist from Crimea’s Yevpatoria Yevgeny Karakashev to 6 years behind bars for calls for terrorism on VKontakte social network.19:35 19.04.2019
DIA’s $565 mln claim against former Nota-bank managers set for JuneThe Moscow Commercial Court will consider the Deposit Insurance Agency’s (DIA) claim to collect 37.3 billion rubles ($565 million) from nine ex-managers of Nota-bank on June 20.18:05 19.04.2019
Ex-Otkritie Bank manager’s motion to dismiss $700k claim against him rejectedThe Moscow Commercial Court has rejected a motion filed by the former vice-president of the Financial Corporation Otkritie Gennady Zhuzhlev seeking to dismiss a claim to recover 43.5 million rubles (about $700,000) from him without prejudice.17:43 19.04.2019
Moscow bar association president arrested, put in detention on embezzlement allegationsSergey Yuryev, the chairman of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion, was arrested as part of a case over 1-billion-ruble embezzlement (over $15 million) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM), and placed in detention on Friday.16:17 19.04.2019
Moscow court upholds 8-year term of ex-Ergobank chair for embezzlementThe Moscow City Court on Friday dismissed an appeal against an 8-year prison sentence given to ex-board chairman of Ergobank Vyacheslav Barmin for embezzling 750 million rubles (about $12 million at the current exchange rate).15:45 19.04.2019
Former Russian bailiff gets 5.5 years in prison for corruptionA court in Russia’s city of Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, has sentenced a former chief of a department of bailiffs to 5.5 years in prison for corruption.14:20 19.04.2019
Detention of St. Petersburg Church of Scientology leaders extended once moreThe St. Petersburg City Court has again extended detention for the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg leader Ivan Matsitsky and the religious group’s chief accountant Sakhib Aliyev charged with extremism and illegal business operations.13:40 19.04.2019
Russian banker suspected of $120 million embezzlementBusinessman and majority stockholder of Russia’s Yugra bank Alexey Khotin has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling 7.5 billion rubles (about $120 million) from the financial organization.12:19 19.04.2019
Navalny’s motion to unfreeze his bank accounts adjourned againMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Friday postponed the hearing of Russian opposition blogger Alexey Navalny’s motion to remove the attachment of his bank accounts and valuable securities seized 5 years ago as part of the Yves Rocher embezzlement case.11:39 19.04.2019
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