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Detention of junior suspected of manufacturing explosives appealed

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court has registered an appeal against the detention of a schoolboy suspected of manufacturing explosives after an improvised bomb was found during a search in his place of residence.

17:41 13.11.2018

Yandex.Taxi fined $1,500 for inappropriate advertising

The Federal Antimonopoly Agency (FAS) has fined Yandex.Taxi 100,000 rubles ($1,500) for a small print in its advertisement.

16:58 13.11.2018

Navalny receives ninth fine for refusal to remove video about Usmanov

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow has again, for the ninth time, upheld an obligation of Alexey Navalny to pay a fine for failure to delete parts of a video about businessman Alisher Usmanov.

15:59 13.11.2018

Russian commercial court orders Sheremetyevo customs to return over $2 mln to Apple

The Moscow Regional Commercial Court has ruled in favor of Apple Rus, the Russian subsidiary of the U.S. corporation, in a dispute over the recovery of more than 147 million rubles ($2.1 million) from the Sheremetyevo customs service.

14:55 13.11.2018

Bill extending powers of children’s rights commissioners adopted in first reading

Russia’s State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill granting child rights ombudsmen a power to challenge officials’ actions or inactions in courts to protect minors as useful and timely.

13:32 13.11.2018

Lawyers voice concern over possibility of Russia leaving Council of Europe

The Federal Chamber of Lawyers of Russia expressed its concern over a possibility that Russia might withdraw its membership in the Council of Europe in a statement published on its official website on Tuesday.

12:18 13.11.2018

Complaint over arrest of French musician Marouani in Russia filed with ECHR

A complaint over arrest of French musician Didier Marouani and his lawyer Igor Trunov during their meeting with Russian pop star Filipp Kirkorov in 2016 has been lodged with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

11:59 13.11.2018

Moscow court refuses to seize $60 mln assets of ex-banker Motylev

The Moscow Commercial Court has refused to seize assets worth 3.9 billion rubles (about $60 million) of the Russian Credit bank’s ex-owner Anatoly Motylev upon a petition of Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA).

10:40 13.11.2018

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