Cassation instance upholds seizure of $4 billion assets of ex-Promsvyazbank ownerThe Moscow District Commercial Court has dismissed a cassation appeal of the financial manager of assets belonging to the former owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev against the seizure of property worth 282.2 billion rubles ($4 billion).12:08 20.10.2021
Case of Rusaviainvest sanctioned by US stuck in limbo in courtLawyers are studying the situation with the Rusaviainvest case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which for more than a year has showed no sign of progress due to the problem of accessing classified information because of the pandemic.10:36 20.10.2021
Remote work for 30% of enterprises’ employees again ordered in MoscowMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Tuesday signed an order on the remote work for at least 30% of the city enterprises’ employees starting October 25.17:29 19.10.2021
Over 400,000 materials with prohibited content removed since January by Russian regulatorIn the period from January through September this year, more than 427,000 materials with prohibited content were blocked on the Internet.16:51 19.10.2021
Police report decrease in street crime rate in RussiaThe total number of crimes committed in public areas downed by 5.4% in Russia as of the first nine months of 2021.16:05 19.10.2021
Prosecutors insist on detention of higher institution rector involved in embezzlement caseThe Moscow Prosecutor’s Office filed an appeal seeking to overturn a court ruling dismissing a detention plea and ordering the rector of the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka) Sergey Zuyev to be put under house arrest in a 21-million-ruble (about $300,000) embezzlement case.13:01 19.10.2021
Russian court bans Men’s State organizationThe Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court has granted a prosecutors’ claim to prohibit the activities of Men’s State non-governmental organization throughout Russia.10:28 19.10.2021
Preferential calculation of pretrial detention terms applies only to detained personsThe preferential rules for counting the time spent in a pretrial detention centers do not apply to those sentenced to imprisonment in general regime colonies or colony-settlements, if they are transferred to pretrial detention centers in connection with some other criminal case and are not taken into custody.17:41 18.10.2021
Ex-Inter RAO board member to serve sentence for espionage in AltaiA former board member of Inter RAO energy holding Karina Tsurkan convicted of espionage has been transferred to a penal colony in the Altai Krai, her attorney Anna Stavitskaya has told RAPSI.17:07 18.10.2021
Prosecutors seek harsher sentence for man convicted of theatre construction embezzlementProsecutors seek to impose a stricter punishment on Maxim Korneyev, who has received suspended sentence for the embezzlement of funds allocated as part of the Federal Target Program “Culture of Russia” for a new building design of the Maly Drama Theatre.16:59 18.10.2021
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