Former Togliattiazot executives sentenced to prison in absentiaThe Komsomolsky District Court of Togliatti has found Togliattiazot co-owners Vladimir and Sergey Makhlai, ex-CEO Evgeny Korolev and their Swiss partners Andreas Zivy and Beat Ruprect guilty of large-scale fraud committed by an organized group. The court has sentenced Vladimir and Sergey Maklhai, and Andreas Zivy to 9 years in general regime penal colony each, Korolev and Ruprecht to 8.5 years each, and a fine.19:35 09.07.2019
Russian businessman known for diesel generators dispute with IKEA sentenced to 8 yearsA court in Lyubertsy, a town in the Moscow Region, on Tuesday found businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators, guilty of false denunciation and sentenced him to 8 years in prison.17:23 09.07.2019
Detention of Navalny for participation in unauthorized action upheldThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld the 10-day administrative detention of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny for repeated participation in an unauthorized action.16:36 09.07.2019
Bill on non-serious crimes convicts’ labour passed by State DumaThe State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, adopted a bill allowing non-serious crimes convicts to be used as labour outside penal colonies in a final third reading on Tuesday.14:59 09.07.2019
Infamous Russian nationalist seeks release on paroleThe leader of the Restruct nationalist movement Maxim Martsinkevich has filed a parole petition in connection with the partial decriminalization of an article of the Russian Criminal Code whereby he had been sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison for extremist posts on a social network.13:41 09.07.2019
Russian man impersonating police officer gets 8 years for fraudA court in Nizhny Tagil has sentenced Russian citizen Yury Blinov, who had extorted money playing a police officer’s role, to 8 years in prison for fraud.12:19 09.07.2019
Fifteen regional police officers charged with taking bribesCorruption charges have been brought against fifteen police officers in Russia’s Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.10:55 09.07.2019
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