Prosecutor seeks 7 years in prison for FSB officers in bribery caseA prosecutor has asked the Moscow District Military Court to sentence former and acting officers of the Federal Security Service (FSB) charged with taking a 5-million-ruble bribe (about $85,000) from Turkish firm Esta Construction to 7 years in prison.17:27 28.11.2017
ECHR awards €10,000 to Bolotnaya case defendantThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday held that the rights of Nikolay Kavkazsky, a defendant in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, had been violated in part during his detention, and awarded €10,000 in compensation to the applicant.15:45 28.11.2017
Ombudsman Kuznetsova calls for federal measures to provide housing for orphansRussia's children's rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova will propose the Prosecutor General's Office and the government to develop measures tackling issues regarding provision of housing for orphaned children.14:39 28.11.2017
Russia asks Interpol to trace producer linked to theater director embezzlement caseRussian prosecutors have forwarded a request to Interpol seeking to place producer Yekaterina Voronova, charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, on its wanted list.12:51 28.11.2017
WADA informant Rodchenkov suspected of tampering Russian athletes’ doping testsEx-Director of the WADA-accredited Moscow Laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov is suspected of falsification of Russian athletes’ doping test results via remote access to a database.11:29 28.11.2017
Putin signs bill on tax free system in Russia into lawPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill introducing tax free system in Russia into law.10:16 28.11.2017
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