Russian businessman gets 2 years for embezzlement during construction in ArcticThe Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced CEO of AS-Engineering company Andrey Panteleyev to 2 years in prison for embezzling over 223 million rubles ($3.4 million) allocated for construction of an air direction center in the Arctic region.18:37 12.10.2017
Investigators seek to extend house arrest of theater director SerebrennikovInvestigators have lodged a motion to extend the house arrest of a theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, charged with embezzlement, for three months.16:44 12.10.2017
Bill on suspension of coaches for anti-doping rule violations passed in first readingThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, adopted in the first reading on Thursday a bill that envisages suspension of sports coaches for violating anti-doping rules.15:00 12.10.2017
Venice Commission stresses importance of ECHR judgment executionThe Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe, composed of independent experts in the field of constitutional law, has reminded several countries including Russia of the importance of executing judgments delivered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).14:24 12.10.2017
Russian media watchdog’s spokesperson appeals his house arrest in fraud casePress secretary for the Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor Vadim Ampelonsky has filed an appeal with the Chertanovsky District Court of Moscow against a ruling to put him under house arrest in fraud case.13:46 12.10.2017
U.S. prosecutor asks court to lower sentence for Fishenko case defendantThe U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York has asked a court, to give Viktoria Klebanova, one of the defendants in the case over illegal export of microelectronic components to Russia, a sentence below the advisory range.12:59 12.10.2017
State Duma passes bill on fines for breaking anonymizer law in first readingThe State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill introducing fines for failure to comply with the law prohibiting the use of technologies enabling access to blocked websites, also known as anonymizers.10:59 12.10.2017
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