Former Russian Minister for Open Government ordered to stay detained until late MarchThe Moscow City Court has extended detention of ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov charged with embezzlement until March 25.10:59 23.12.2020
Cassation court upholds sentence in case over murder threats to Moscow judgeA fine imposed on a resident of town of Voronezh Mikhail Kvasov as sentence for murder threats to Moscow judge Stanislav Minin was upheld on Tuesday.17:23 22.12.2020
Sentence of ex-Moscow judge and attorney in $70k fraud case overturned againThe Moscow City Court on Monday vacated sentence of ex-judge of the Moscow Commercial Court Igor Korogodov and attorney Alexander Mosin, who had received 3.5 and 2 years in jail for $70,000 fraud attempt.14:51 21.12.2020
Ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason to stay detained until MarchThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld extension of detention of a former newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov until March 7.16:11 17.12.2020
Restraining order imposed on ex-Ivanovo Region’s Governor in embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a restrictive order imposed on the former Governor of Russia’s Ivanovo Region and auditor of the Account Chamber Mikhail Men charged with embezzling 700 million rubles (over $9 million).17:36 16.12.2020
Sentence in another case of ex-penitentiary official Korshunov upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld a 9-year prison term passed on ex-deputy head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov in a case over supplies of sugar and motor fuel for FSIN.10:59 16.12.2020
Sentencing of ex-Inter RAO board member accused of espionage set for December 29The Moscow City Court will announce sentence against ex-board member of Inter RAO energy holding Karina Tsurkan charged with spying on December 29.17:15 15.12.2020
Prosecutors demand 18 years in prison for ex-Inter RAO board member in espionage caseProsecutors have filed a motion seeking an 18-year jail sentence for ex-board member of Inter RAO energy holding Karina Tsurkan charged with spying,.15:59 15.12.2020
Appeals instance overturns $3,000 fine imposed on Moscow children’s hospiceThe Moscow City Court on Monday overturned a 200,000-ruble ($3,000) fine imposed on the Lighthouse Charity Foundation (children’s hospice Dom s Mayakom) for errors in the organization’s drug register and quashed the administrative proceedings.13:58 14.12.2020
Moscow court to hear bribery case against State Duma MPThe Moscow City Court will consider a criminal case against State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov and his alleged accomplice Margarita Butakova charged with receiving 3.2 billion rubles (about $45 million at the current exchange rate) in bribes.12:04 11.12.2020
Arrest of wanted defendant in surrogacy kids trade case in absentia upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant in absentia for Konstantin Svitnev, a defendant in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children.18:06 09.12.2020
Trial of ex-Moscow policemen charged with plantig drugs on journalist to begin in mid-DecemberThe Moscow City Court will start hearing a case against former police officers, who have allegedly planted drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov, on December 14.10:28 08.12.2020
Former Ukrainian football player gets 12 years in Russian prison for espionageThe Moscow City Court on Monday sentenced a former Ukrainian football player Vasily Vasilenko to 12 years behind bars for espionage.12:19 07.12.2020
New Greatness extremism sentence appeals adjourned againThe Moscow City Court will continue consideration of appeals against sentence in the New Greatness (“Novoe Velichie”) movement case on December 9.16:39 02.12.2020
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
New Greatness extremism sentence appeals postponed until DecemberThe Moscow City Court will continue hearing appeals against sentence of defendants in the New Greatness (“Novoe Velichie”) movement case on December 2.12:55 25.11.2020
Extension of blogger’s detention until December in case over secret data access upheldThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s order to extend detention of blogger Andrey Pyzh charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret until December 5.16:23 19.11.2020
Sentence in theater project embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld sentence in a high-profile Seventh Studio stage company embezzlement case. The sentence has taken effect.10:58 19.11.2020
Russian bank's top manager to stay detained in $11.6 mln embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld detention of executive director of the Bank Trust Mikhail Khabarov in a 900 million-ruble ($11.6 million) embezzlement case.12:36 09.11.2020
Defendants’ appeals against New Greatness extremism sentence set for November 25The Moscow City Court will hear appeals filed by the New Greatness (“Novoe Velichie”) movement case defendants against their sentence on November 25.18:03 06.11.2020