Russian lawmakers adopt distance voting billRussia’s lower house of parliament passed in the second and third readings on Wednesday a draft law allowing e-voting and voting via mail during state and municipal elections, regional and local referendums.17:26 13.05.2020
Case of Kokorin and Mamayev to be reheard by appeals court – cassation instanceThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has forwarded back to the Moscow City Court a case against football players Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev for reconsideration.16:48 13.05.2020
State Duma backs election ballot ban for average gravity crimes convictsThe State Duma passed a bill banning persons convicted of crimes of average gravity to stand as candidates in any election in a final third reading on Wednesday.15:27 13.05.2020
Murderer of Moscow investigator to undergo compulsory treatment - courtThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday found unemployed St. Petersburg resident Sergey Grigoryev guilty of killing a Moscow investigator Vladislav Kapustin and ordered the defendant to undergo compulsory mental treatment.14:58 13.05.2020
Police may be legislatively permitted to break into cars in certain casesRussian government has submitted a bill allowing police to break into cars in certain cases to the State Duma.13:39 13.05.2020
Russia’s healthcare watchdog lays up lung ventilators over hospital firesRussia’s Federal Supervisory Agency for Healthcare (Roszdravnadzor) suspended exploitation of medical ventilators Aventa-M which had caused fires in two hospitals in Moscow and St. Petersburg on May 9 and 12.12:56 13.05.2020
Sakhalin official ordered to 10-year jail for bribery, drug possessionA court in Russia’s Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has sentenced mayor of Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsk town district Sergey Geychenko to 10 years in prison as part of a case over drug possession and bribery.11:45 13.05.2020
Owner of burnt Moscow Region hospice put in detentionAn owner of a private hospice in the Moscow Region’s town of Krasnogorsk where fire had killed 11elderly patients was placed in detention upon a court order.10:53 13.05.2020
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