St. Petersburg court quashes two sentences over breach of openness principle during trialsThe Board of Appeals for Criminal Cases of the St. Petersburg City Court overturned two sentences due to the fact that the principles of publicity had been breached during the consideration of the cases, and it was established that these breaches were irreparable.18:02 02.04.2021
Rapper charged in central Moscow car crash case to stay detained for another six monthsThe Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow on Friday extended detention of rapper Elmin Guliyev charged with hitting pedestrians by car in central Moscow for six months.17:34 02.04.2021
Investigators seek detention of Russia’s industry official in abuse of office caseInvestigators have filed a motion seeking to put the director of Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Metallurgy and Building Materials Department Pavel Servatinsky in detention until June 1.16:57 02.04.2021
Ex-judge from Russia’s Penza gets 8 years in prison for bribetakingThe Penza Regional Court has sentenced a former magistrate judge to 8 years in high-security prison for receiving 200,000 rubles ($2,600) in bribes.15:20 02.04.2021
Twitter fined $42,000 for refusal to delete calls for illegal actionsA magistrate court in Moscow on Friday fined Twitter social network 3.2 million rubles ($42,000) for failure to delete information calling teenagers to participate in illegal actions.14:16 02.04.2021
Investigators complete probe into official of Rosrezerv Agency over $45M embezzlementThe Russian Investigative Committee has completed the investigation of a criminal case against deputy head of the Federal Agency for State Reserves (Rosrezerv) Alexander Kiryukhin and other persons accused of embezzling more than 3.4 billion rubles (about $45 million) in the framework of state procurement.13:45 02.04.2021
Investigators open new case against Mayor of town of MaikopThe Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a new criminal case against head of town of Maikop municipal district in the Republic of Adygea Andrey Getmanov.11:09 02.04.2021
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