Russian attorney to stay jailed until February 19 in Roscosmos embezzlement caseThe Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow on Monday extended detention of Tretyakov & Partners law firm chairman Igor Tretyakov until February 19 as part of a case on embezzling 330 million rubles (about $5 million) from Roscosmos state space corporation.18:02 21.01.2019
Russia's regional penitentiary official goes on trial for alleged cover-up of jail breakA court in Russia’s Perm will hear a criminal case against Deputy Chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) regional directorate Valery Lebedev, who has allegedly suppressed a convict’s jail break.16:11 21.01.2019
Syrian, two Ukrainians face trial in Russia on charges of attempted rare bird smugglingOne Syrian national and two Ukrainians, who are charged with attempted smuggling of eight red-listed gyrfalcons worth 9 million rubles ($135,500), will go on trial in Russia.14:44 21.01.2019
Ex-Russian Communist MP appeals against 3-year sentence againEx-lawmaker of Russia's Communist Party Vladimir Bessonov has again filed an appeal against his 3-year prison sentence passed on him in absentia for beating police officers.13:04 21.01.2019
Russian courts increasingly choose house arrest as restrictive measure for defendantsThe number of people placed under house arrest has increased more than fourfold in the last five years.12:20 21.01.2019
Creditors demand $500 mln from former FIFA World Cup’s IT contractorLenders including companies and individuals have filed claims with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to add a debt of Asteros company, a former IT contractor for the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia, totaling to 33 billion rubles (about $500 million), to the list of creditors' claims.10:54 21.01.2019
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