News

Investigators urge detention of Russian businessman in embezzlement case to be extended

The Moscow City Court will hear a motion of investigators demanding to extend detention of businessman Vasily Boiko-Veliky in the Credit-Express bank embezzlement case for three months on August 17.

17:27 13.08.2020

Ex-officer convicted of extortions from personnel seeking mission in Syria to serve longer term

Former military officer Anton Danilevsky, sentenced to 2 years in a maximum security penal colony for extorting money from servicepersons wishing to be sent on mission in Syria, is to spend additional 2.5 years behind bars after found guilty on two new counts.

15:57 13.08.2020

Ex-employee of Zabaikalye penal colony jailed for 4.5 years in bribery case

A court in Russia’s Zabaikalsky Krai has sentenced a former employee of one of the regional penal colonies to 4.5 years in jail for taking bribes from a convict.

14:32 13.08.2020

Businessman charged with fraud arrested in absentia

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Felix Bazhanov, CEO of the Association Master, in absentia in a fraud case.

13:51 13.08.2020

Ex-mayor of Russia’s Orenburg sentenced to 4.5 years in jail for corruption

A court of Russia’s Orenburg has passed a 4.5-year high-security penal colony sentence on the former city mayor Yevgeny Arapov for corruption crimes.

12:26 13.08.2020

Slander action against Navalny to begin on August 17

A magistrate court will conduct preliminary hearing of a case against Alexey Navalny over his statements about veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko on August 17.

12:09 13.08.2020

Two gang members get life sentence for prosecutor’s murder

The Smolensk Regional Court has sentenced two gang members to life in prison for the murder of a prosecutor of Roslavl town in 2005.

11:08 13.08.2020

Moscow resident detained in bride murder case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has detained Muscovite Alexander Voronin charged with killing his bride shortly before their wedding.

10:56 13.08.2020

Five New Greatness extremist activists appeal against sentence

Five participants of the New Greatness (“Novoe Velichie”) movement have challenged their sentences for organizing an extremist community.

09:14 13.08.2020

Top news

Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A 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 conditions

Russia'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 Duma

Lawmakers 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