Ex-Transaero receiver detained till mid-December as part of embezzlement caseMoscow's Meshchansky District Court on Tuesday ordered detention of the former court-appointed receiver of Transaero air carrier Mikhail Kotov, who stands charged with embezzlement and abuse of office, until December 15.18:30 16.10.2018
Russian Justice Ministry proposes softened parole conditions for convicted pregnant womenRussia’s Justice Ministry has drafted a bill mitigating requirements for the release of convicted pregnant women on parole.17:43 16.10.2018
Bill on release of seriously ill prisoners passes first reading in State DumaA bill simplifying a procedure for release of seriously ill convicts from serving sentence passed its first reading in the State Duma.17:15 16.10.2018
State Duma committee backs bill on forced heirship for preretirement personsThe State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation during a meeting on Tuesday recommended that the lower house’s lawmakers adopt a bill giving persons nearing retirement age a right to forced heirship.16:37 16.10.2018
Russian Supreme Court dismisses Siemens subsidiary’s appeal in turbines caseThe Supreme Court of Russia has refused to review a lower court’s ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed by Russian subsidiary of German conglomerate Siemens against Technopromexport companies controlled by Russia’s state corporation Rostech over recovery of four gas turbines.15:59 16.10.2018
Former Urals sports official convicted of bribery to be released on paroleThe Metallurgichesky District Court of Chelyabinsk, a city in the South Urals, has granted parole for the former regional minister of physical culture, sports and tourism Yury Serebrennikov convicted of taking over 35 million rubles ($534,000) in bribes.13:59 16.10.2018
Agreement on border between Chechnya and Ingushetia comes into forceAn agreement on administrative border between Russian regions of the Chechen Republic and the Republic of Ingushetia came into force.12:59 16.10.2018
Motion to extend detention for scientific union’s ex-CEO set for October 19Moscow’s Babushkinsky District Court will hear a motion filed by investigators seeking to extend detention of ex-CEO of the S.A. Lavochkin Scientific Union Sergey Lemeshevsky charged with embezzling 330 million rubles ($5 million) on October 19.10:33 16.10.2018
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