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Interior Ministry to look into complaints on police

Any application or complaint on a law enforcement officer will become a ground for holding a check.

10:00 20.03.2012

Interior Ministry proposes tougher punishment for illegal cash transactions

Illegal cash out transactions should be qualified as serious offenses and imply tough punishment.

17:47 19.03.2012

Ukrainian lawmakers support death penalty

The Communist Party has proposed to introduce the death penalty for high crimes in Ukraine, according to the party's leader.

17:14 19.03.2012

VEB deputy president continues to perform duties

Vnesheconombank (VEB) Deputy Chairman Anatoly Ballo, who has been charged with fraud, continues to act as the bank's deputy chairman, the bank reports on Monday.

16:38 19.03.2012

Minority shareholders' suit against major insurer to be heard on March 26

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until March 26 its hearing of a lawsuit filed by minority shareholders of Ingosstrakh insurance company to revoke decisions made at its annual shareholders meeting.

16:24 19.03.2012

Judge suspected of receiving $34k bribe

A criminal case has been initiated against a 43-year-old businessman and his mediator suspected of giving a 1 million ruble ($34,180) bribe to a judge in the Krasnodar Territory.

15:59 19.03.2012

RTI-Systems appeals adverse judgment in suit against watchdog

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on April 23 an appeal in the dispute between the Radio Technical and Information Systems (RTI-Systems) and the antimonopoly service.

15:39 19.03.2012

Drug usage to be considered crime

The Federal Drug Control Service has drafted a law allowing for the introduction of criminal responsibility for drug usage.

15:03 19.03.2012

Parliament to ratify amendments to EurAsEC Court statute

President Dmitry Medvedev has introduced to the State Duma a protocol on ratifying amendments to the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Court's statute.

14:43 19.03.2012

Appeal in Rusal action on power plant accident to be heard on April 11

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has postponed until April the hearing of RusHydro's appeal against the decision to recover $871.055 in losses from the company under a Rusal Sayanogorsk Aluminum Smelter lawsuit.

14:25 19.03.2012

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025