Duma adopts law revoking licenses for repeated wrong-lane drivingThe State Duma has passed a law in its second and third reading which revokes drivers of their licenses for repeatedly driving on an oncoming lane and also cancels the fines for the absence of powers-of-attorney.11:51 12.12.2012
Two suspects in Kaspersky's son kidnapping plead partially guiltyTwo individuals accused of kidnapping the son of entrepreneur Yevgeny Kaspersky have pleaded partially guilty, the Moscow Khoroshevsky District Court, which began considering the criminal case on Tuesday.11:00 12.12.2012
UK government bans same-sex Church of England weddingsThe Church of England and Church in Wales will be banned from holding same-sex weddings on a legislative level, but other religious organizations can make their own decisions on this.10:44 12.12.2012
Critics say HSBC deal shows money laundering paysThe US Justice Department announced Tuesday that HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, would pay the fine as part of a deferred-prosecution agreement to settle allegations that it transferred money through its US operations for Mexican drug cartels and nations deemed rogue states by Washington, including Iran.09:31 12.12.2012
Kazakh border guard sentenced to life for murdering 15A Kazakhstan court has found 19-year-old border guard Vladislav Chelakh guilty of murdering 15 people near the Kazakh-Chinese border and sentenced him to life imprisonment at a maximum security penal colony.18:09 11.12.2012
Sanity of mass killer Vinogradov to be determined by New YearThe first results of the psychiatric examination of lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who killed six colleagues in Moscow, may be ready by New Year, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.17:47 11.12.2012
Court upholds WDB Bank lawsuits against debtorsThe court has upheld 860 lawsuits by the WDB Bank's bankruptcy receiver, the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) to recover 2.3 billion rubles ($75 million) from its debtors, DIA reported.17:20 11.12.2012
ECHR holds Russian courtroom cages violate rights of criminal defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld an application filed by two Russian citizens who believe that their placement in a metal cage during court proceedings violated their fundamental rights.17:03 11.12.2012
Oppositionist Razvozzhayev to file complaint against investigators with ECHRThe defense of opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev, who has been charged with organizing mass riots in Russia, has stated that the claims made by investigators that the opposition was financed by Georgian politician Givi Targamadze violate the principle of the presumption of innocence.16:45 11.12.2012
Hijackers sentenced to death in ChinaA Chinese court has sentenced three people to death for attempting to hijack a plane in June, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.16:33 11.12.2012
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