Cocaine trafficker linked to Yaroshenko sentenced to 12 years in USMarcel Acevedo Sarmiento, alleged accomplice to Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko whose 20-year drug trafficking sentence by an American court in 2011 bolstered a diplomatic row between Russia and America, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in a US federal court Tuesday for conspiracy to import cocaine to the US.11:49 13.03.2013
Politkovskaya murder accomplice to skip appeal hearing for health reasonsFormer policeman Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for involvement in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, has asked the court to hear his appeal in his absence and also to grant him state protection in the pretrial detention ward.10:52 13.03.2013
New York City soda ban excoriated in biting opinionNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s battle against the city’s expanding waistline suffered a blow in the state’s supreme court Monday when Justice Milton A. Tingling tossed out a prohibition on the sale of large sugary drinks in an effort to quell the city’s growing obesity epidemic.14:14 12.03.2013
Court refuses to reconsider fraud investigation against Navanly brothersThe Moscow City Court excluded from consideration Monday an appeal challenging a decision by Russian federal investigators to launch criminal case against political opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg, who stand accused of fraud and money laundering.18:38 11.03.2013
ECHR to rule on Putin assassination attempt case in 2014The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will pass a decision regarding the extradition of Adam Osmayev to Russia no earlier than 2014, his defense attorney Olga Chertok said on Monday. Osmayev has been accused of plotting to kill President Vladimir Putin. in the city of Odessa in southern Ukraine17:38 11.03.2013
Guinness Russia trademark termination suit set for April 12The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled a hearing date of April 12 for Aqualife's lawsuit against alcohol manufacturer Diageo Ireland for the early termination of Guinness' trademark protection in Russia.16:49 11.03.2013
Supreme Commercial Court takes on Strait of Kerch oil spill lawsuitThe Supreme Commercial Court has accepted the British International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund 1992's lawsuit over an oil spill in the Strait of Kerch in 2007.16:27 11.03.2013
Poland urges Russia to observe extradition regulations for ex-prosecutorThe Polish Justice Ministry expects the Russian authorities to respond until March 22 to the complaint of former prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko, who was handed over to Russia in February on charges of participating in an illegal gambling ring.15:56 11.03.2013
WDB Bank claims worth $136.5 mln upheldThe court has upheld the 4.2 billion rubles ($136.5 million) in claims that the Wolga Deutsche Bank (WDB) has filed against its debtors, the Deposit Insurance Agency reported.14:59 11.03.2013
Court to decide March 22 whether to prosecute dead whistleblower MagnitskyOn Monday the Tverskoy District Court in Moscow postponed the hearing of the tax evasion case against Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who died in pretrial detention in 2009, until March 22.13:45 11.03.2013
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