Investigator cleared of businesswoman's prison deathA criminal case pending against investigator Sergei Pysin on suspicion of having negligently contributed to the death of a businesswoman has closed; Pysin had been investigating the activities of Vera Trifonova, who died in a Moscow's pretrial detention center.11:05 05.09.2012
Share transfer from Bank of Moscow to VTB upheldThe Moscow Commercial Court dismissed Sergei Devyatkin's suit to nullify transactions in which Bank of Moscow stock owned by the city of Moscow was transferred to VTB Bank.10:16 05.09.2012
No retrial for KaradzicAccused war criminal Radovan Karadzic’s request for a retrial was denied by a panel of judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Monday, according to a statement released by the tribunal.18:10 04.09.2012
Communist lawmaker slams police beating chargesCommunist Party State Duma Deputy Vladimir Bessonov, who is suspected of having beaten a police officer during an opposition rally in Rostov-on-Don, has submitted an appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office to invalidate the case initiated against him, he said at a news conference on Tuesday.17:43 04.09.2012
Draft law on limiting interest rates submitted to State DumaState Duma Committee for Financial Markets Deputy Chairman Anatoly Aksakov has submitted to the Duma a bill on limiting interest rates on credit granted to individuals.17:20 04.09.2012
State Duma recommends fining cinemas for concealing ticket sales dataThe State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation has recommended to adopt in the first reading a draft law on imposing fines on cinemas that conceal ticket sales data. The committee proposed considering the corresponding draft law in the first reading on September 11.16:45 04.09.2012
Woman convicted of planning suicide bomb released from prisonChechnya resident Zara Murtazaliyeva, who was convicted to 8.5 years in prison in 2005 for preparing a terrorist attack at a Moscow trade center, has been released from Penal Colony No.13 in Mordovia.16:25 04.09.2012
UK does not impose 'Magnitsky list' visa restrictionsThe UK has not imposed visa restrictions under the "Magnitsky list," the Russian Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department stated in a report published on Tuesday.15:48 04.09.2012
Cambodian police determined to extradite Pirate Bay founder to SwedenThe Cambodian police are determined to extradite Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm to Sweden as soon as the country's Foreign Ministry makes the appropriate decision.14:28 04.09.2012
$76.8 mln lawsuit over raid on SMARTS postponed until Sept. 18The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Regional Commercial Court has postponed until September 18 its hearing of Angentro Trading and Investments' lawsuit to recover 2.48 billion rubles ($76.81 million) in losses allegedly caused by a raid on SMARTS, from Sigma Capital Partners.14:02 04.09.2012
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