Arrest order upheld against former Deputy Agriculture MinisterThe Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to arrest former Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexey Bazhanov in absentia, the court told RAPSI. Bazhanov was reportedly charged with having embezzled a 1.15-billion-ruble ($33 million) loan issued by the Russian Agricultural Bank to the Masloproduct group of companies, which produce vegetable oil.12:41 21.05.2014
Latvian court arrests alleged member of Crimean self-defense forcesRiga’s Central District Court has arrested Benes Aijo, member of the National Bolshevik movement, who joined the Crimean self-defense forces and is accused of calling for a deposition of the Latvian government, the court said on Friday.17:39 16.05.2014
Russian journalist detained in Ukraine’s ArtemivskNovaya Gazeta journalist Pavel Kanygin has been detained due to ID problems at a pro-federation roadblock in Artemivsk, Donetsk Region.15:01 12.05.2014
Former head of Rostec subsidiary suspected of $10 million fraudPolice have detained former head of a subsidiary of the Rostec Corporation on suspicion of embezzling 350 million rubles ($9.8 million), the Interior Ministry reports on Wednesday.17:03 30.04.2014
Spanish police arrest banana-throwing fan after Alves humiliationPolice have arrested a fan who threw a banana at Brazilian Dani Alves, a full-back for FC Barcelona, in a game against Villarreal on Sunday, El Pais writes.16:28 30.04.2014
Russian suspected of involvement in 1991 unrest to remain in detention in LithuaniaThe Vilnius District Court has rejected an appeal filed by attorney Galina Kardanovskaya challenging the detention of Russian national Yuri Mel (born 1968) suspected of involvement in clashes in January 1991 after declaration of independence from the USSR, representative of the Russian embassy in Lithuania Alexander Mamayev told RAPSI on Thursday.14:23 24.04.2014
Former Dagestan mayor Amirov pleads not guilty to terrorism chargesFormer Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov and his nephew Yusup Dzhaparov on Thursday pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges, RIA Novosti reported from the North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don.13:46 24.04.2014
Three people suspected of abducting Euromaidan activists detainedThe police have detained three people suspected of involvement in the abduction of Euromaidan protestors Ihor Lutsenko and Yuriy Verbytskyi and the murder of the latter in January 2014, UNUIAN news agency announced on Wednesday citing Vasyl Paskal, head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s Criminal Investigations Department.10:38 24.04.2014
Arrested Ukrainian riot police chief suspected of ordering shootingsThe Court of Appeal has amended the pre-trial holding conditions for Dmitry Sadovnik, chief of the Berkut special police force, from house arrest to detention, on suspicion of organizing the shooting of protesters on Maidan Square last February, the UNIAN agency reported Tuesday.11:16 23.04.2014
Ousted opposition-minded Russian mayor to remain in detention until JulyThe Moscow City Court has upheld the detention of ousted Yaroslavl Mayor Yevgeny Urlashov accused of taking bribes, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.12:38 09.04.2014
Arrest order upheld against Ukrainian nationalist YaroshThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld an in-absentia arrest order issued against Ukrainian ultra-nationalist Dmitry Yarosh by the Basmanny District Court.11:56 02.04.2014
Moscow teen school shooter to stay in detention until AugustMoscow's Basmanny District Court on Tuesday extended the detention of Sergey Gordeev, the 15-year-old who was detained in February after a shootout and hostage crisis in a Moscow school that left a teacher and a police officer dead, for four months, RAPSI reports from the courtroom. Gordeev will remain in detention until August 3.13:22 01.04.2014
Detention of Moscow teen school shooter upheldThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld the detention Sergey Gordeev, the 15-year-old who was detained in February after a shootout and hostage crisis in a Moscow school that left a teacher and a police officer dead.13:52 31.03.2014
Billionaire ex-senator Fetisov to turn to ECHR over detention in RussiaGleb Fetisov, former member of Russia's upper house of parliament and former co-owner of My Bank, which lost its license in February, will file an application with the European Court of Human Rights, (ECHR) challenging the businessman's detention, Fetisov's spokesperson Igor Pylayev said.11:52 31.03.2014
Attorney representing Russians in ECHR charged with 42 counts of fraudPolice have arrested Taisiya Baskayeva, a Moscow Regional Law Chamber attorney, on 42 counts of fraud.17:41 26.03.2014
Russian ex-deputy agriculture minister placed on international wanted listMoscow's Tverskoy District Court has issued an arrest order against former Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexey Bazhanov in absentia and placed him on the international wanted list.16:02 24.03.2014
Russia turns to Interpol for help arresting Ukrainian nationalist YaroshRussia has filed a request for Interpol’s assistance in arresting Ukrainian ultra-nationalist Dmitry Yarosh, Russia’s Ministry of the Interior told journalists Friday.17:48 21.03.2014
Former Russian Microsoft employee arrested in US for data theft - reportAlex Kibkalo, a former Microsoft employee from Russia, was arrested in the US on Wednesday for stealing and distributing confidential commercial data.13:04 20.03.2014
Ultra-nationalist Ukrainian activist Yarosh appeals Moscow arrest orderThe defense team for Dmitry Yarosh, leader of the ultra-nationalist Ukrainian political movement the Right Sector, has appealed an in-absentia arrest order issued against him by a Moscow court.17:42 18.03.2014