Prosecutor seeks suspended term for businessman accused of bribing penitentiary officialA prosecutor has demanded a 5-year suspended sentence for Petroinvest company CEO engaged in the construction of a detention center Ruslan Khamkhokov, who stands charged with bribing a Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) official.18:05 13.03.2019
Russian senator proposes to free minor offenders from compulsory community serviceThe Federation Council member Vladimir Lukin has submitted a bill prohibiting compulsory community service as a punishment for minor offenders to the State Duma.17:17 13.03.2019
Hostel ban bill defeated in Russia’s Federation CouncilThe Federation Council on Wednesday rejected a bill banning hostels and hotels in residential premises of multifamily dwellings that was earlier passed by the State Duma.16:47 13.03.2019
Russian senators on track to protect state institutions from online insultsThe upper house of Russian parliament backed a draft law allowing blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting society, state symbols and state bodies on Wednesday.15:22 13.03.2019
Russia’s upper house of parliament approves anti-fake news billsRussia’s Federation Council, the upper house of parliament, on Wednesday approved a package of bills introducing fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($22,900) for distributing fake news on the Internet.14:40 13.03.2019
Newspaper ordered to pay ex-Russian Railways chief $600 in defamation disputeMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has recovered 40,000 rubles (over $600) from Novaya Gazeta and the newspaper’s journalist Andrey Sukhotin in favor of ex-chief of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin as part of their defamation dispute.13:59 13.03.2019
Ex-top manager of Russia’s Sovetsky bank put under house arrest in embezzlement caseA former top manager of Sovetsky bank Kirill Laskin, who stands charged with embezzling 2.2 billion rubles ($33.5 million) from the financial organization, has been released from detention and placed under house arrest until April 4.12:40 13.03.2019
Two bankruptcy claims against Yakut subsidiary of Summa Group to be heard in AprilThe Commercial Court of Russia’s Sakha Republic has scheduled hearing of two bankruptcy applications against the Yakut Fuel and Energy Company, a subsidiary of Summa Group, for April 17.11:59 13.03.2019
Bankruptcy proceedings against firm formerly controlled by Browder extended for 6 monthsThe Commercial Court of the Republic of Kalmykia has extended bankruptcy proceedings against Dalnaya Step, a company believed to be formerly controlled by William Browder’s Hermitage Capital Management, for another six months.10:31 13.03.2019
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