Russian bank swindler to be sentenced on January 4 in the USRussian citizen Vladimir Zdorovenin, accused of defrauding U.S. citizens and U.S. banks, to be sentenced on January 4, 2013. His sentencing has been postponed several times at the request of defense attorney.11:43 28.12.2012
Deripaska settles defamation suit against Russian news agencyThe Moscow Commercial Court has ceased proceedings in the lawsuit filed by Basic Element holding owner Oleg Deripaska against Agentstvo Politicheskikh Novostey (Political News Agency), the founder of the online news agency of the same name.10:53 28.12.2012
Russian ex-defense minister to be questioned by investigators on FridayFormer Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov was summoned for questioning on Friday, regarding the recently uncovered large-scale embezzlement at a major defense contractor.18:05 27.12.2012
Russian prisoners used video conference more than 100,000 times in two yearsRussian prisoners have used video conference services more than 100,000 times in the past two years to speak with their relatives.17:11 27.12.2012
Russian environmental activist seeks asylum in EstoniaEnvironmental activist Suren Gazaryan, who fears criminal prosecution in Russia, has asked for political asylum in Estonia.16:52 27.12.2012
Classified witness fails to attend Col. Budanov murder caseA classified witness named “Alan” who was supposed to take stand in the Colonel Yuri Budanov's murder case, has failed to attend the hearing.16:24 27.12.2012
'Russian Breivik' may be charged with inciting terrorismConfessed mass killer Dmitry Vinogradov, the 30-year-old lawyer who shot six people dead in November, may be charged with inciting terrorism.15:40 27.12.2012
Case against Magnitsky to be examined on Jan. 28 behind closed doorsA Moscow district court will hold preliminary hearing on January 28 in the case against Sergei Magnitsky whose death in a Moscow pretrial detention center in 2009 evoked an international public outcry.15:00 27.12.2012
Kazakh border guard appeals life sentenceAn attorney for the 19-year-old Kazakh border guard who was found guilty of murdering 15 people has appealed against his sentence. Vladislav Chelakh was found guilty of committing a mass murder near the Kazakh-Chinese border and sentenced to life imprisonment on December 11.13:51 27.12.2012
Supreme Court can rule on Duma decisions to strip lawmakers of powerThe Constitutional Court ruled that parliamentary resolutions aimed at stripping lawmakers of their political power can be appealed to the Supreme Court.13:12 27.12.2012
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