Appeal against sentence of escaped Moscow 2012 riot case defendant set for AprilThe Moscow City Cout is set to hear on April 21 an appeal against a 2.5-year prison sentence given in absentia to Dmitry Buchenkov for participation in the riots on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on May 6, 2012.17:44 26.03.2020
Bill on prison sentence for bribing arbitrators submitted to Russian State DumaA bill on criminal punishment, including long prison terms, for bribing an arbitrator has been introduced into the State Duma.16:42 26.03.2020
Detention of four ex-policemen involved in Golunov case extended until early JuneMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday extended detetion of four former police officers charged in a case over planting drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov for a little over 2 months.16:15 26.03.2020
Prosecutors seek to seize $5 mln assets from ex-Mari El governor accused of briberyProsecutors have filed with court a claim to forfeit assets worth over 370 million rubles (about $5 million) owned by ex-governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov to the state.15:20 26.03.2020
Tatfondbank’s $2.3 bln claim its ex-chair Musin suspendedThe Tatarstan Commercial Court has put a stay on the 141.3 billion-ruble (about $2.3 billion) debt proceedings initiated by Tatfondbank against its ex-chairman Robert Musin.14:37 26.03.2020
Investigation into alleged leader of Russia’s Aum Shinrikyo cell completedProbe into Mikhail Ustyantsev, an alleged organizer of a Russian cell of Aum Shinrikyo organization prohibited in Russia, has been completed.13:19 26.03.2020
Moscow parks, food outlets to be closed, trade to be suspended over COVID-19 spreadMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced Thursday that the city’s recreational facilities including food outlets, parks would be closed from March 28 to April 5.12:35 26.03.2020
Anti-fake news working group created in Russian Investigative CommitteeA working group on the prevention of dessiminating fake news about coronavirus spread in Russia has been created in the Investigative Committee.11:53 26.03.2020
Russia suspends air communication with other countriesChairman of Russia’s Government Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday ordered the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) to cease regular and charter flights from Russian airports to foreign countries and backward starting March 27.10:56 26.03.2020
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