Prosecutor seeks 12 years for ex-police officer charged with taking $100,000 bribeA prosecutor demanded a 12-year prison term for former police officer from the Moscow Region Vadim Shavlokhov, charged with receiving $100,000 in bribes and abuse of authority.18:01 20.10.2017
Indictment approved in Vladivostok ex-mayor’s caseProsecutors have approved an indictment in the case against former Vladivostok mayor Igor Pushkarev charged with abuse of office and bribery.17:33 20.10.2017
Bill on use of baby boxes in Russian regions rejected by State DumaThe State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, on Friday rejected a bill authorizing Russian regions to make autonomous decisions concerning the use of baby boxes, or incubators for parents who want to leave their newborn babies anonymously.15:39 20.10.2017
Russian court detains ex-deputy governor of Murmansk RegionThe Oktyabrsky District Court of Murmansk has detained former deputy governor of the Murmansk Region, Igor Babenko, charged with fraud.14:46 20.10.2017
Novosibirsk ex-governor gets suspended sentence for abuse of authorityA court in Novosibirsk on Friday gave ex-governor of the region Vasily Yurchenko a 3-year suspended sentence for abuse of office.13:23 20.10.2017
Transneft files appeal in $1 bln dispute with SberbankRussian pipeline operator Transneft has filed an appeal against reversal of a ruling saying that the company’s derivative contract worth 66.5 billion rubles (about $1.1 billion) with the Russian largest bank Sberbank was illicit.12:45 20.10.2017
Russian Ombudsman Moskalkova meets with CoE Secretary GeneralRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova on Friday held a meeting with Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Thorbjørn Jagland.11:39 20.10.2017
Public Council of child’s rights ombudsman sums up year’s workThe Public Council attached to Russia's children's rights commissioner has summed up results of the year’s work.11:23 20.10.2017
Producer’s arrest in absentia in theater director embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld the arrest of producer Yekaterina Voronova in absentia as part of a 68-million-ruble ($1.1 million) embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov.10:30 20.10.2017
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