Three Russian police generals detained in abuse of authority caseThree Russian police generals, including an assistant to the Interior Minister, have been detained until September 5 on abuse of authority charges related to misappropriating a fund based in Saint Petersburg.10:34 07.07.2022
Moscow court to deliver sentence against MP indicted for corruptionThe Moscow City Court has scheduled the sentencing of lawmaker Vadim Belousov, who stands charged with receiving over 3 billion rubles (over $50 million at the current exchange rate) in bribes, for July 20.14:59 06.07.2022
Russian restaurateur Beloivan declared bankruptThe Moscow Commercial Court has declared the owner of Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain Yury Beloivan bankrupt upon a petition filed by a Moscow inspection of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).13:21 06.07.2022
Moscow court sentences Major General Melnikov to 7 years in prison for briberyThe Moscow Khamovnichesky District Court has sentenced Major General Alexander Melnikov, a senior officer of the Central Chief Directorate of the Interior Ministry, to 7 years in a strict regime colony in a case over attempted bribery on an especially large scale.17:35 30.06.2022
Native of Tajikistan sentenced to 9 years in Russia for abetting terrorismThe Southern District Military Court has sentenced a native of Tajikistan Fayzali Khalimkhonov to 9 years in high-security penal colony for facilitating terrorist activity.11:04 30.06.2022
Businessman gets 20 years in president’s residence construction embezzlement caseThe Second Western District Military Court has sentenced Forum Holding CEO Dmitry Mikhalchenko to 20 years in high-security penal colony for embezzling nearly 1.2 billion rubles during the construction of a presidential residence near Moscow.17:13 29.06.2022
Moscow court fines image sharing platform Pinterest $38k over data storageA magistrate judge in Moscow on Tuesday fined image sharing and social media service Pinterest 2 million rubles (about $38,000) over failure to localize Russian users’ personal data in the Russian Federation.14:45 28.06.2022
Russian Supreme Court pushes for streamlining procedures governing judges’ career advancesA plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has proposed to submit to the State Duma a bill that would allow judges to be assigned a higher grade without taking into account the place of work of the judge and without observing the sequence of assignment of grades.13:26 28.06.2022
Streaming company Twitch fined $38k for refusal to localize data of Russian citizensVideo streaming service Twitch Interactive was fined 2 million rubles (about $37,7k at the time of writing) on Tuesday for refusal to locate personal data of Russian users in the Russian Federation, the Moscow Tagansky District Court’s press service told RAPSI.12:44 28.06.2022
Environmental violations up in Russia by almost 3 times — Supreme Court headThe number of cases related to violations of the environmental legislation has increased in Russia by almost 3 times over the past 10 years, the Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said during the presidium meeting on Friday.15:36 24.06.2022
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