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Simferopol court detains 12 Ukrainian sailors in border violation case

The Kiev Court of Simferopol has ordered detention of 12 Ukrainian sailors until January 25 as part of a case on illegal crossing Russian borders.

20:10 27.11.2018

Moscow court extends detention of Argentina drug case defendant

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has extended detention of Andrey Kovalchuk, a defendant in the criminal case over smuggling of attempted cocaine smuggling from Argentina to Russia.

17:35 27.11.2018

House arrest upheld for Rostec embezzlement case defendants

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld extension of house arrest for ex-CEO of Compass engineering bureau Murad Safin and ex-CEO of Prompostavka company Ruslan Suleimanov, who stand charged with embezzlement of more than 800 million rubles ($12 million) from Rostec Corporation.

16:59 27.11.2018

Supreme Court upholds 11-year term for Russian man convicted of plotting terror attack

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an 11-year prison sentence passed on Russian citizen Maxim Martynov for plotting a terrorist attack in one of shopping malls in Rostov Region.

15:30 27.11.2018

Ingushetia’s Constitutional Court exceeds authority in border case – Russian senator

The Constitutional Court of Ingushetia has gone beyond its powers during verification of legislation approving an agreement on the republic’s administrative border with Chechnya.

14:59 27.11.2018

Donstroy co-founder owes $166.4 million to major Russian bank - court

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling on inclusion of an 11.1-billion-ruble ($166.4 million) debt of ex-owner and co-founder of Donstroy construction company Maksim Blazhko to major Russian bank Vnesheconombank in the creditors’ demands list against.

13:59 27.11.2018

Russian Supreme Court partially legalizes spyware

The Supreme Court of Russia has proposed not to punish people using spyware if such equipment had been bought for personal and family safety or if consumers had not been aware about such special capabilities of the purchased goods.

11:59 27.11.2018

Sberbank demands $61.5 mln from Yakut subsidiary of Summa Group

Russia’s Sberbank has filed two applications seeking to collect over 4.1 billion rubles ($61.5 million) in debt from the Yakut Fuel and Energy Company, a subsidiary of the troubled Summa Group.

10:50 27.11.2018

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