Forfeiture of $31.5 mln from ex-Mari El governor accused of bribery upheldThe appeals instance of the Nizhny Novgorod district court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to recover over 2.2 billion rubles (about $31.5 million at the current exchange rate) from ex-governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov accused of bribery in favor of the state,.18:37 26.06.2020
Ex-Presidential candidate’s claim against Vkontakte social network dismissedA district court in St. Petersburg has dismissed a claim of ex-presidential candidate, CEO of The Lenin Sovkhoz cooperative farm Pavel Grudinin against social network Vkontakte seeking to remove information on his private life.17:44 26.06.2020
Theater director Serebrennikov gets suspended sentence for $2 mln embezzlementMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday passed a 3-year suspended sentence and a 800,000-ruble fine on the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov for embezzlement of 129 million rubles (about $2 million) of budget funds allocated for the theater project Platforma.16:59 26.06.2020
Defendant in DS-Bank embezzlement case gets 4.5 years in prisonMoscow’s Tagansky District Court has sentenced a former advisor to the board’s chairman of DS-Bank Viktor Averin to 4.5 years in penal colony in a case over embezzlement of about 585 million rubles (around $8.5 million at the current exchange rate) from the credit organization.15:13 26.06.2020
Investors' negative oil prices suit against Moscow Exchange moved to commercial courtA lawsuit initiated by investors affected by an unprecedented drop in WTI oil prices collectively against the Moscow Exchange will be considered by the Moscow Commercial Court.14:58 26.06.2020
Moscow court issues guilty verdict against $2 mln theater embezzlement case defendantsMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday found the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov and other defendants guilty in a case over embezzlement of 129 million rubles (about $2 million) of budget funds allocated for the theater project Platforma.13:04 26.06.2020
Thirteen fakes and stuffing cases revealed on first Constitution amending vote dayThirteen fakes and stuffing cases were revealed on social media platforms on the first day of the Constitution amendments voting, Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission for Information, Mass Media and Communications Alexander Malkevich said on Friday.11:51 26.06.2020
Bankruptcy proceedings against son of businessman Mints quashedThe Moscow Commercial Court has abandoned a bankruptcy action against the eldest son of businessman Boris Mints initiated by Promsvyazban.10:53 26.06.2020
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