Former MMA fighter's arrest extended for six monthsA St. Petersburg district court has extended for six months on Thursday an arrest of a former MMA fighter and ultranationalist activist Vyacheslav Datsik.15:23 15.03.2012
Police arrests suspect in renowned Chechen poet murderLaw enforcement authorities have arrested Mairbek Umayev, a Chechen charged with murdering well-known Chechen poet and public figure Ruslan Akhtakhanov.09:50 15.03.2012
Opposition leader charged with disobedience to policeOnce again the police detained opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov this weekend for disobedience to the police after a protest rally in central Moscow.10:56 11.03.2012
Suspect in Politkovskaya's murder to remain under arrest until late springThe Basmanny District Court extended on Tuesday until May 31 the arrest of Rustam Makhmudov, who is suspected of murdering journalist Anna Politkovskaya.17:05 06.03.2012
Anti-Putin rallies result in mass arrestsAbout 250 people were detained in Moscow following the opposition rally against the outcome of presidential elections won by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.10:21 06.03.2012
Arrest of suspect in Politkovskaya's case extended until JuneThe Moscow Basmanny Court extended until June 7 the arrest of former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who is a suspect in the case of journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder.17:18 05.03.2012
Russia-born Americans arrested on fraud chargeMore than 30 individuals, mostly of Russian descent, have been arrested in the United States on charges of fraud, bribery and racketeering.09:59 01.03.2012
Kdodorkovsky's business partner illegal arrest action to be heard on April 2The court will hear on April 2 former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's lawsuit against the Finance Ministry for $6,200. Lebedev claims the sum as damages for his illegal detention.14:08 29.02.2012
Estonia arrests alleged Russian spyHarju County Court issued on Thursday an arrest warrant for a Security Police officer on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Russia.10:08 24.02.2012
Russian citizen arrested in Thailand suspected in cyber fraudRussian citizen Yulia Maximova, who has been arrested by Thai police alongside citizens of Nigeria and Mozambique, is suspected of participating in a cyber fraud resulting in the loss of $700,000.14:57 20.02.2012
ECHR to hear former Ukrainian minister's application in AprilThe European Court of Human Rights will open on April 17 public hearings in a former Ukrainian interior minister's application regarding his arrest and political persecution.13:50 20.02.2012
Inteco's co-founder arrest extension affrimed by courtThe Moscow City Court has upheld the arrest extension of businessman Viktor Baturin on fraud charges until March 28.16:34 17.02.2012
Columbians detained in Moscow airport on charge of $1.4 mln jewelry theftThe police detained in a Moscow airport on Tuesday members of an international gang who stole $1.4 million worth of jewelry at an exhibition.09:55 15.02.2012
Lawsuit by Khodorkovsky's partner for illegal arrest to be heard on February 29The Moscow District Court will hear on February 29 former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's lawsuit to receive $6,115 in compensation for illegal custody15:31 14.02.2012
U.S. attorneys indict Russian man for child pornography distributionU.S. attorneys have indicted nine suspects, including Russian Andy Danilov, for possessing and distributing child pornography.16:51 03.02.2012
Former Ukrainian interior minister's appeal for release dismissedA Kiev district court refused to release from custody former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko despite the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) resolution.17:15 30.01.2012
Power engineering equipment manufacturer's owner to remain in custodyA court has extended until May 18 the arrest of Energomash owner charged with the $418 million fraud.10:17 30.01.2012
Russian businessman Bulat Chagaev detained in GenevaGeneva police arrested Russian businessman Bulat Chagaev, the owner of the bankrupt Swiss football club, Neuchatel Xamax.10:42 27.01.2012
Polish court leaves in custody former prosecutor involved in illegal casino schemeAn appeals court in Krakow has dismissed former prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko's appeal against a district court decision ordering his temporary arrest; the court left him in custody.14:11 25.01.2012
Russians detained on charge of yacht stealing may leave Mexico for 30 daysMexican police has allowed Russian citizens Oleg Denisov and Vladimir Galkin detained on suspicion of stealing a yacht from the United States to leave Mexico for a 30-day term.10:08 24.01.2012