Ex-top official of regional penal colony convicted of $300k embezzlementA court in Russia’s Saratov Region has sentenced a former head and a former chief accountant of one of the local penal colonies to 4 and 3 years in custody respectively for embezzling over 18 million budget rubles ($300,000).16:09 17.01.2020
Moscow court to hear case over $950 mln embezzlement in BTA Bank on January 31The Moscow Tagansky District Court is to hear a criminal case against ex-Chairman of the board of directors of Kazakh BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, charged with embezzlement of over 58 billion rubles (about $950 million) of the bank’s controlled structure.15:31 17.01.2020
Recovery of $1.4 mln from opposition figures in favor of school food supplier appealedA foundation established by Alexey Navalny has filed an appeal against a ruling ordering recovery of 88 million rubles ($1.4 million) from the opposition blogger and his associate Lyubov Sobol in favor of a company supplying food to schools.14:50 17.01.2020
Commercial Court to proceed with $2.3 bln claim against Tatfondbank in FebruaryThe Tatarstan Commercial Court has scheduled a 141.39-billion-ruble claim ($2.3 billion) lodged by Russia’s State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) against ex-Tatfondbank chairman Robert Musin and ten other persons formerly in control of the bank for February 18.12:10 17.01.2020
Ex-judge to stand trial on $80k embezzlement allegationsA court in Nalchik, a city in Russia’s Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, will consider a 4.7 million-ruble (nearly $80,000) embezzlement case against a former magistrate judge, according to a statement of the Prosecutor General’s Office.11:24 17.01.2020
Regional top police officer suspected of bribetakingA head of the Interior Ministry’s Komi Republic Directorate has been arrested on suspicion of receiving a bribe on a major scale, according to the Investigative Committee’s press service.10:25 17.01.2020
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