Bribery case launched over reconstruction of ill-fated Kemerovo mall reaches courtThe Zavodskoy District Court of Kemerovo is to examine a case over bribery during reconstruction of Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall’s building, that became a site of deadly fire killing 60 people in March 2018.14:30 18.02.2020
Cassation authority upholds lower court decision in dispute over burned mallThe Commercial Court of West Siberian District has dismissed a move of the Kemerovo city administration, which challenged a lower court decision quashing the permission to put in operation the Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) mall, where more than 60 people died in a fire.11:43 12.02.2020
Inskoy mine case: what danger command economy presents for the regionThe Inskoy mine case in the Kemerovo Region has amply demonstrated the risk regional authorities are exposed to when managing in hands-on mode resources of private enterprises by means of their administrative resources. New case materials made public in the course of the litigation raise questions of efficiency (and permissibility) of the settlement of regional economic problems at the expense of funds of private enterprises.18:29 05.02.2020
Case opened over killing of bailiff in Russia's regional courtA criminal case was opened on Thursday over shooting in a magistrate court in Novokuznetsk, a city in Russia’s Kemerovo Region, resulted in the death of a bailiff.11:37 16.01.2020
Kemerovo Mayor’s office turns to cassation authority in dispute over burned mallThe Kemerovo city administration has challenged a court decision quashing the permission to put in operation the Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) mall, where more than 60 people died in a fire.13:31 31.12.2019
To save or to ignore: Governors’ role in wage arrears settlementA decade-long conflict around wage arrears at Inskoy coal mine raises a question of what prospects employees of enterprises have to cause their earned money to be paid without participation of a head of a region. RAPSI has analyzed the details of similar conflicts, in which Governors directly intervened seeking to achieve settlement. The results allow for the conclusion that participation of a region’s head was as a rule of key importance for the settlement of a crisis, whereas mechanisms used varied across regions.19:02 25.12.2019
Two ex-emergency officials go on Kemerovo mall fire trialKemerovo’s Central District Court will hear a case against two ex-Emergency Ministry officials Grigory Terentyev and Alexander Mamontov charged with negligence led to the deadly fire in a local mall.10:59 02.12.2019
Inskoy 2.0 is looming: Kuzbass authorities set legal precedentWhile the Kemerovo Central Court is hearing a criminal case over extortion of the controlling interest in Inskoy mine, Kemerovo mines have already accumulated new large wage arrears; this development has already resulted in strikes and there is a risk of a massive social crisis. RAPSI analyzes potential prospects of the precedent of the high-profile case and effects it will have on the mutual relations between the authorities and the industry.19:55 29.11.2019
Inskoy mine case: law enforcement officers tried to save minersThe Central Court of the Russian city of Kemerovo is hearing a criminal case over extortion of the controlling interest in Inskoy mine. Regional authorities attempted to prevent social unrest but were charged with hostile takeover (“corporate raiding”) of the enterprise.17:22 07.11.2019
Two alleged murderers of regional top official arrested – investigatorsTwo suspects in the murder of a former mayor of the Kemerovo Region’s town of Kiselevsk Sergey Lavrentyev have been arrested.10:55 05.11.2019
Inskoy mine precedent: can state help business in order to prevent social unrest?This year, Miner's Day was marked by Russian president who said that the Federal Security Service (FSB) would join the efforts aimed at overcoming barriers on the way of increasing coal exports. However, usually law enforcement agencies get interested in coal business for completely different reasons. The situation with the Inskoy mine in the Kuzbass region is a vivid example of this practice. The mine was on its way to bankruptcy when its employees went on a strike. Regional authorities did their best to prevent a social unrest but were later accused of an attempted raid attack on the mine. RAPSI has studied all the details of this story, the chronology of which was published on Tayga.info website that is closely watching after it.14:08 17.09.2019
Insurers sue owner of burnt-out Kemerovo mall for $1.5 mlnThree insurance companies have filed claims with the Kemerovo Regional Commercial Court demanding over 90 million rubles (about $1.5 million) from the Kemerovo Confectionary Combine, an owner of the troubled Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) mall.11:01 24.07.2019
Inskoy mine case: commercial interests of business against social obligations of regional authoritiesThe administration of the Kemerovo Region about half a year unsuccessfully tried to get the enterprise-debtor to pay salaries to employees. When employees went on strike, tough measures ensued.15:02 18.07.2019
Witnesses: disaster at Inskoy mine prevented due to Kemerovo officials’ reactionWitnesses claimed that “temporary” director of Inskoy mine stopped mining activities and ordered emergency repair works to be carried out preventing a disaster. It was Maxim Sidorov, who had been appointed director of Inskoy open-cut coal mine by Kemerovo Administration. Former management of the company ignored the danger to the mine.19:36 16.05.2019
Mall fire case proceedings started in Russia’s KemerovoA court in Russia’s Kemerovo has proceeded to a criminal case over the tragic fire in a local mall that has left 60 people dead.10:40 16.05.2019
Kemerovo mall fire case reaches courtA criminal case over the tragic fire in Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) mall in Russia’s city of Kemerovo that left 60 people dead reached the local Zavodsky court on Friday.10:33 26.04.2019
Probe opened into alleged leopard constraining at Russian regional mallInvestigation has been launched over alleged holding a rare Red-listed leopard in constraint at a mall in Russia’s city of Novokuznetsk.13:01 17.04.2019
Seven defendants in Kemerovo mall fire case go on trialA criminal case over the tragic fire in Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) mall in Russia’s city of Kemerovo that left 60 people dead has been forwarded to court for hearing.12:41 12.04.2019
Russia seeks extradition of burnt-out Kemerovo mall’s owner from PolandRussian authorities are seeking extradition of Vyacheslav Vishnevsky, ex-CEO of the Kemerovo confectionary complex and owner of Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall that became a site of deadly fire last year. Vishnevsky has been arrested in Poland.11:46 25.03.2019
Ex-senior Kuzbass officials, investigators go on trial over Inskoy mine extortionFormer senior officials from the administration of the Kuzbass region, employees of Russia's Investigative Committee regional branch go on trial at the Central Kemerovo city court along with businessman Alexander Shchukin and his lawyer Gennady Vernigor. All of them face criminal charges of participating in an extortion of a controlling stake in Inskoy open-cut coal mine while there is also an episode linked to a bribe to the head of the Investigative Committee office in the Kemerovo region.10:01 21.03.2019