Ex-attorney Dobrovinsky challenges disbarmentEx-attorney Alexander Dobrovinsky had filed an appeal against the Moscow Bar Association’s decision on his disbarment.17:25 03.12.2020
Investigators urge arrest of four in case over Russian pilot’s death in Syria in absentiaInvestigators petitioned the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to issue an arrest warrant in absentia for four members of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization banned in Russia, who had been allegedly involved in the death of Russian pilot Roman Filipov in Syria in 2018.11:13 03.12.2020
Jury selection in father murder case against two sisters rescheduled for JanuaryThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday again postponed jury selection in a case against sisters Krestina and Angelina Khachaturyan, who stand charged with killing their father.15:23 02.12.2020
Moscow court to hear administrative report against children’s hospiceMoscow’s Zyuzinsky District Court will hear an administrative offence report against the Lighthouse Charity Foundation (children’s hospice Dom s Mayakom) over errors in the organization’s drug register on December 10.12:51 02.12.2020
Taximan receives suspended term for assault on ambulance driver in MoscowA taximan has received a 2-year suspended sentence for assault on an ambulance driver.11:04 02.12.2020
Rosneft embezzlement trial against ex-Khabarovsk governor to start on December 8The trial of former governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Victor Ishayev charged with embezzling more than 7.5 million rubles (about $100,000) from Rosneft oil company will begin on December 8.14:20 01.12.2020
Detention of blogger accused of secret data access extended until spring 2021Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has prolonged detention of blogger Andrey Pyzh charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret until March 5.10:52 01.12.2020
Ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason to remain detained until MarchMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Monday extended detention of ex-newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason until March 7 upon an investigator’s motion.13:27 30.11.2020
One more defendant in Moscow Jehovah’s Witnesses cell case put under house arrestMoscow’s Presnensky District Court on Monday placed Vardan Zakaryan, a defendant in a case over organization of a cell of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious community banned in Russia, under house arrest until January 23.12:38 30.11.2020
Negligent father gets 15 months in jail for giving up sons at Moscow airportThe Central District Court in Russia’s Komsomolsk-on-Amur sentenced a local man who had given his two kids up at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport to 15 years in penal colony.11:49 30.11.2020
Former Russian penitentiary official detained for two months in abuse of office caseA judge on Friday ordered ex-Deputy Chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Valery Maksimenko charged with abuse of office to be placed in detention until January 25.15:41 27.11.2020
One of alleged leaders of Moscow cell of Jehovah’s Witnesses put under house arrestMoscow’s Presnensky District Court on Thursday placed Sergey Shatalov, one of alleged organizers of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia, under house arrest until January 23.19:07 26.11.2020
About 5,000 complaints submitted to Moscow Business Ombudsman year to dateMoscow’s Business Ombudsman Tatiana Mineyeva received around 5,000 applications in the first ten months of this year.16:36 26.11.2020
Sentence of former Russian penitentiary official for embezzlement upheldThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Thursday dismissed an appeal against sentence given to ex-deputy head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov in a 263-million-ruble (about $3.5 million) embezzlement case.16:24 26.11.2020
Ex-advisor of former Crimean deputy prime minister gets suspended term for briberyYaroslav Slivka, a former advisor of detained ex-Crimea’s deputy prime minister Vitaly Nakhlupin, has received a 6.5-year suspended sentence, RAPSI has been told in the press service of Moscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court.15:10 26.11.2020
Sobyanin extends anti-coronavirus restrictions in Moscow until mid-JanuaryMayor Sergey Sobyanin on Thursday extended anti-coronavirus restrictions in Moscow until January 15.10:09 26.11.2020
Detention of ex-Khabarovsk Krai Governor in murder case extended until springMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended detention of ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005 until March 9.17:58 25.11.2020
Investigators seek for extension of ex-Khabarovsk Krai Governor’s detention until springInvestigators have filed a motion seeking to extend detention of ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005 until March 9.16:15 24.11.2020
Second Twitter’s challenge against $50K fine dismissed without prejudiceThe Presnensky District Court of Moscow on Tuesday dismissed a Twitter’s lawsuit challenging institution of enforcement proceedings in a case over the 4 million-ruble (over $50,000 at the current exchange rate) fine imposed on the company for refusal to place its servers in Russia.15:38 24.11.2020
Alleged organizers of cell of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses arrested in MoscowSeveral alleged organizers and members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia, were arrested in Moscow on Tuesday.11:46 24.11.2020