Five Russian nationals back from Syria under investigationProsecutor’s Office of the Chechen Republic announced on Tuesday that criminal cases have been opened against five individuals who allegedly took part in the armed insurgency in Syria.15:57 14.10.2014
Criminals in Russia to face 12 years in prison for explosives traffickingRussia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, is set to consider a bill in the second reading this week introducing a 12-year prison sentence and a fine of up to 500,000 rubles (over $12,000) for explosives trafficking by a criminal group.14:48 13.10.2014
Ukrainian parliament adopts law to try former officials in absentiaThe Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law in the second and final reading to approve the investigation and trial in absentia of former officials suspected of crimes against national security, RIA Novosti reports on Tuesday.16:00 07.10.2014
Investigative Committee proposes harsher sentences for child abuseRussia’s Investigative Committee has proposed increasing the sentences for child abuse if the offender is a relative, TASS reports on Monday.16:24 06.10.2014
Russia opens genocide case against top Ukrainian Defense Ministry officialsRussian Investigative Committee has launched criminal proceedings against Ukrainian Defense Minister Vitaliy Heletey, Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko and a number of Army generals for genocide of the Russian-speaking population in southeastern Ukraine.12:15 02.10.2014
Ukraine opens criminal cases against Russian investigatorsThe Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has announced on Tuesday that criminal cases were opened against officials of Russian Investigative Committee in response to Moscow’s investigation of crimes allegedly committed in Ukraine's war-torn southeastern regions.11:07 30.09.2014
Russian government considers tougher penalties for offenses against public orderThe Russian government has voiced on Thursday support for a bill seeking tougher penalties for offenses against public order and interfering with public transportation.11:43 04.09.2014
Those who placed Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraper face hooliganism chargesMoscow police have replaced vandalism charges against young people who placed Ukrainian flag on the spire of the skyscraper in central Moscow with hooliganism charges.14:46 21.08.2014
Navalny allowed to communicate with co-defendants in criminal casesMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has issued an order allowing opposition activist Alexei Navalny who remains under house arrest in Yves Rocher case to communicate with co-defendants in other criminal cases he faces charges.12:39 21.08.2014
Rusnano top managers suspected of embezzling $8 million - reportTop managers of OAO Rusnano, Russia’s state-controlled technology investor, are suspected of embezzling over $8 million and abuse of power.11:42 21.08.2014
Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraper triggers criminal caseMoscow police have opened a criminal case after Ukrainian flag appeared Wednesday atop the city's Stalin-era skyscraper.15:36 20.08.2014
Ex-Makhachkala mayor’s accomplice to be tried by military court - reportRussia's Supreme Court has ruled that the case against Magomed Abdulgalimov aka Kolkhoznik, charged with plotting murders and attempted murders being an accomplice of Said Amirov, once the influential mayor of Makhachkala, will be considered by a military court in accordance with a special procedure.12:26 19.08.2014
Ukraine's breakaway region introduces capital punishmentAuthorities of the the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) have adopted the Criminal Code which incorporates capital punishment for grave crimes and passed resolution on military tribunals.13:38 18.08.2014
Russian national arrested in Thailand for alleged criminal group membershipRussian national Mark Lunev suspected of participating in a criminal group that operated in Russia in the 1990s and the 2000s was arrested in Thailand.12:39 18.08.2014
Russia opens case following disappearance of journalist Stenin in UkraineThe Russian Investigative Committee has opened a case on the kidnapping of Russian journalist Andrei Stenin in southeastern Ukraine.11:30 12.08.2014
Seven more charges possible for Georgian ex-president SaakashviliThe Georgian Ministry of Justice is preparing to bring six or seven more charges against former president Mikheil Saakashvili, including corruption charges, Kommersant reports this Wednesday.10:56 06.08.2014
Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office brings new charges against Mikheil SaakashviliGeorgia’s Main Prosecutor General’s Office has brought new criminal charges against former president Mikheil Saakashvili and former prime minister Vano Merabishvili, NewsGeorgia reports.13:25 05.08.2014
Mikheil Saakashvili charged with abuse of power turns to appeals courtThe defense lawyers for ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and two former ministers Zurab Adeishvili and David Kezerashvili, who have been detained in absentia on charges of abuse of power, turned to the Tbilisi Appeal Court, RIA Novosti reported Monday, citing Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2.12:50 04.08.2014
Litvinenko’s widow not sure how long public inquiry will takeMarina Litvinenko, widow of ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko who died in 2006 in London, and her lawyer, Elena Tsirlina, do not know how long a public inquiry into Litvinenko’ death will take but hope it will reveal the circumstances of his death and identify those responsible, RIA Novosti reports.16:46 31.07.2014
EU to set up international tribunal for Kosovo crimes in 2015An international tribunal for the crimes committed in Kosovo in 1998 and in the period after the war ended in Kosovo in June 1999, including by “certain senior officials of the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA),” could be established by early 2015, RIA Novosti announced, citing John Clint Williamson, lead prosecutor for the multinational EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF).16:10 29.07.2014