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Russian Supreme Court to hear opposition figures’ 2012 riot case sentence vacation claim

The Supreme Court’s Presidium will consider the possibility of vacation of sentence against Russian opposition activists Sergey Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev in the 2012 Bolotnaya Square riot case on September 16.

18:13 25.08.2020

Ex-Leningrad Region penitentiary official imprisoned for 15 years for murder organization

The Leningrad Regional Court based on a guilty verdict of jurors sentenced ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko to 15 years in high-security prison for organization of assassination against his subordinate.

17:18 25.08.2020

Russia’s antimonopoly watchdog initiates case against chocolate manufacturer Lindt

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened a case against company Lindt und Sprüngli (Russia) after finding differences in the quality of chocolate products sold under the same Lindt brand in Russia and in Western European countries.

17:02 25.08.2020

Mother urges to provide her seriously ill child with drug worth over $1 mln

A woman in court requests the St. Petersburg healthcare committee to urgently provide her child with a drug worth over $1 million.

16:07 25.08.2020

Detention of four persons accused of bribery over ill-fated Kemerovo mall rebuild extended

The Central District Court of Russia’s Kemerovo has extended for three months detention of four defendants charged with bribery related to a case over the tragic fire in a local mall that has left 60 people dead in 2018.

15:25 25.08.2020

Man who assaulted policeman during ID check gets 7-year jail term – Investigative Committee

The Moscow City Court has sentenced native of Kirgizstan Makhmudzhan Matmusayev to 7 years in a maximum security penal colony for attempt on his neighbor’s life and assault on a police officer.

14:11 25.08.2020

Defense lawyers of actor Efremov run to investigators and prosecutors over threats

Defense team of actor Efremov involved in a fatal road traffic accident complained of threats and pressure from unidentified persons to Russia’s Investigative Committee and Prosecutor General’s Office, attorney Elman Pashayev told RAPSI on Tuesday.

13:04 25.08.2020

Number of complaints submitted to Moscow Business Ombudsman quintuples

The number of applications filed with the office of the Moscow Business Ombudsman between March and June has increased fivefold as compared to a similar period of the previous year.

11:50 25.08.2020

Krasnoyarsk businessman suspected of masterminding one more murder

Investigators have opened one more murder case against Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov.

10:39 25.08.2020

Businessman Ponomarev faces tax evasion trial in Moscow Region

A court in Solnechnogorsk, a town near Moscow, will hear a criminal case over tax evasion and attempted fraud against businessman Konstantin Ponomarev already convicted of false denunciation.

09:46 25.08.2020

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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