Navalny notified of second criminal case against himOpposition figure and renowned blogger Alexei Navalny has officially been notified that the Investigative Committee has opened a second case against him.16:50 17.12.2012
Criminal case launched against lawmaker for humiliating Nazi POWsInvestigators have initiated a criminal case against a Smolensk City Council lawmaker suspected of humiliating former Nazi concentration camp prisoners.18:00 14.12.2012
Number of criminal cases over corruption in Russia increases in 2012The number of criminal cases connected with corruption in Russia has substantially increased since 2011, according to the Investigative Committee.10:27 10.12.2012
High-profile journalist assault case to be investigated, Medvedev saysThe investigation of a high-profile case on the beating of Kommersant daily journalist Oleg Kashin has not been closed and will be investigated until the end, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.17:01 07.12.2012
MMA fighter Red Tarzan sentenced to five years in prisonThe St. Petersburg Nevsky District has sentenced former mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik, accused of robbery and church arson, to five years in prison.16:14 07.12.2012
Deceased student's family appeals MMA champ's sentenceRepresentatives of the Agafonov family have disputed mixed martial artist Rasul Mirzayev's sentence, pursuant to which he received two years of restricted freedom for his role in the death of a student.16:56 06.12.2012
New probe launched into Defense Ministry fraud scandalThe Investigative Committee has initiated a new criminal case on fraud in connection with the Defense Ministry property.14:02 06.12.2012
Illegal border crossing case initiated against opposition activistThe Investigative Committee's main investigative department has initiated a case against oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev for his illegal crossing of the Russian-Ukrainian border in October.12:15 04.12.2012
Key Magnitsky witness found dead in his UK mansionPolice informant and key witness in the Magnitsky case Alexander Perepilichnyy has been found dead in his Surrey mansion. Perepilichnyy had provided key evidence against the "Klyuev Group," described as "an opaque network of corrupt Russian officials and underworld figures implicated in a series of multi-million pound tax frauds," as well as Magnitsky's death.12:03 28.11.2012
MMA Champ Mirzayev convicted of negligence in teen's death, set freeMixed Martial Arts (MMA) champion Rasul "Black Tiger" Mirzayev was convicted of having negligently caused the death of 19-year-old student Ivan Agafonov in a 2011 Moscow street brawl, and was released on time served.14:00 27.11.2012
No case opened over alleged torture of opposition activistThe Investigative Committee has abstained from initiating a criminal case on the alleged torture and kidnapping of Russian oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev.15:01 22.11.2012
Mass murderous Moscow lawyer apologizes for massacreConfessed mass killer Dmitry Vinogradov, the 30-year-old Muscovite lawyer who shot six people dead, apologized in court Thursday during an arraignment hearing, pleading that he had “no other choice,” than to take on his unarmed colleagues with two assault rifles on a normal weekday morning.17:07 08.11.2012
St. Petersburg man charged for leaving fake bomb near mosqueA criminal case has been opened against a St. Petersburg man who allegedly left a pig's head and a fake bomb near a mosque.15:44 07.11.2012
Legal methods of fighting filicideLast year, 1,762 children were murdered in Russia. Of those, 30% were killed by parents or other close relatives and relations. This is the fourth year in a row that child murder-rate figures have neared 2,000.09:00 06.11.2012
Oppositionist Udaltsov faces charges over documentary's coup allegationsThe Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case against opposition figure Sergei Udaltsov and several other individuals after looking into the circumstances portrayed in the “Anatomy of Protest-2” documentary.11:08 17.10.2012
VTB bank files case for $32 mln theftVTB, Russia’s second largest bank, has filed an application with law enforcement bodies to open a case with regard to $32 million allegedly stolen from its Volgograd branch.11:17 16.10.2012
Mirzayev trial postponed for forensic examination until Oct. 17Zamoskvoretsky Moscow court on Monday adjourned to October 17 the trial of Rasul Mirzayev, the Mixed Martial Arts champion accused of having negligently caused the death of a 19-year-old university student in a brawl.14:34 17.09.2012
First criminal case on stock price manipulation initiated in RussiaLaw enforcement authorities have initiated Russia's first-ever stock market price manipulation case in the aftermath of a federal investigation into a Tatar company's ordinary share trade on the Moscow Stock Exchange.16:24 22.08.2012
Criminal case launched against Finnish professor for Pussy Riot-style protestA criminal case has been initiated in Finland against Helsinki University World Politics Professor Teivo Teivanen, who tried to perform a punk prayer at an Orthodox cathedral in the Finnish capital, Finnish human rights activist Johan Baeckman told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.14:38 15.08.2012