Activist Malyshevsky’s appeal against 2019 summer riots sentence dismissedThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by activist Eduard Malyshevsky against his sentence for assault on a police officer at the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27, 2019.12:45 05.08.2020
Three defendants in 2014 Total CEO plane crash case challenge sentenceThree convicted defendants have filed appeals against a ruling sentencing them in a case over the tragic crash of Total CEO Cristophe de Maergerie’s plane in 2014.10:40 04.08.2020
Relatives of victims of 2016 Sochi plane crash denied $28M compensation, againThe Moscow City Court had again dismissed a claim for a 2.1 billion rubles (about $28 million) compensation filed by relatives of victims of the TU-154 military plane crash near Sochi in December 2016, which resulted in death of over 90 people.17:01 31.07.2020
Investigators open rally regulations violation case against Moscow’s municipal lawmakerA criminal case over repeated violations of rally holding regulations has been opened against Moscow’s municipal lawmaker Yulia Galyamina.16:29 31.07.2020
House arrest of actor Efremov charged with fatal road accident extended for 6 monthsMoscow’s Presnensky District Court on Thursday extended house arrest of famous actor Mikhail Efremov in a case over deadly road traffic accident committed under the influence of alcohol until January 22, 2021.18:09 30.07.2020
US student sentenced to 9-year jail for resistance to Moscow policeMoscow’s Golovinsky District Court on Thursday sentenced American student Trevor Reed to 9 years in penal colony for using violence against police14:04 30.07.2020
Appeals against detention of three child trafficking case defendants set for August 3The Moscow City Court will consider appeals against detention of three defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children on August 3.10:46 30.07.2020
Quarantine announced in two Moscow districts over domestic animals rabiesMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Wednesday signed orders announcing quarantine until September 28 in two city districts as domestic animals rabies cases had been detected there.16:33 29.07.2020
Man accused of knife attack on Moscow’s St. Nicholas congregation faces trialInvestigation into Efim Efimov charged with a knife attack on congregation of the Saint Nicholas church in central Moscow has been completed.15:30 29.07.2020
Man convicted of female blogger murder to serve 9-year prison termThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a 9-year high-security prison sentence given to the Moscow Region resident Maxim Gareyev for killing female blogger Yekaterina Semochkina.19:09 28.07.2020
Opposition figure Udaltsov detained for 10 days for organizing illegal rallyMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Tuesday detained the Left Front leader, opposition figure Sergey Udaltsov for 10 days for organization of an unauthorized rally in Moscow.18:03 28.07.2020
Four alleged participants of Moscow mass ethnic conflicts put in detentionFour persons allegedly involved in the mass inter-ethnic clashes in several Moscow districts have been placed in detention.13:24 28.07.2020
Vehiculary manslaughter proceedings against actor Efremov to begin on July 29The Presnensky District Court of Moscow will proceed with a case against Russian actor Mikhail Efremov charged with fatal road traffic accident committed under the influence of alcohol on July 29.18:05 23.07.2020
Charges brought against defendants in illegal Moscow casino caseTen people have been charged with illegal organization of a gambling house in Moscow.12:23 23.07.2020
Suspect in murder of elderly teacher of cinematography institute arrested in MoscowA woman suspected of killing a honoured 90-year old instructor of the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography has been arrested in Moscow.09:18 23.07.2020
Case of actor Efremov to be heard by judge of footballers Kokorin and MamayevJudge Elena Abramova, who has delivered sentences in high-profile cases against football players Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev and ex-police Colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, will hear a fatal crash case against famous actor Mikhail Efremov.16:04 22.07.2020
Moscow lawyer given 3-year suspended term for $18K embezzlementA 41-year Moscow attorney Alexander Barinov has received a 3-year suspended sentence in a case over embezzlement of more than 1.3 million rubles ($18,000).15:46 22.07.2020
House arrest of Russian phytosanitary watchdog’s ex-official overturnedThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday reversed house arrest of Dmitry Natarov, ex-assistant to a chief of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), in a case over bribe taking and child molestation.11:55 21.07.2020
Admin of Telegram channel to be released from detentionInvestigators will overturn detention of the Police Ombudsman Telegram channel’s admin Igor Khudyakov in a porno peddling case.16:22 20.07.2020
Ex-head Russian Authors’ Society pleads guilty to $10.5 mln embezzlement in courtEx-Director General of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) Sergey Fedotov on Friday pleaded guilty in court to embezzling over 762 million rubles (over $10.5 million at the current exchange rate).16:23 17.07.2020