Oppositionist Razvozzhayev to file complaint against investigators with ECHRThe defense of opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev, who has been charged with organizing mass riots in Russia, has stated that the claims made by investigators that the opposition was financed by Georgian politician Givi Targamadze violate the principle of the presumption of innocence.16:45 11.12.2012
Illegal border crossing case initiated against opposition activistThe Investigative Committee's main investigative department has initiated a case against oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev for his illegal crossing of the Russian-Ukrainian border in October.12:15 04.12.2012
Accused Moscow rioters to remain in jail, at least until MarchThe Moscow City Court has dismissed appeals against the extensions of the arrests of Andrei Barabanov and Denis Lutskevich in connection with the Bolotnaya Square riots case. The court has decided to leave the suspects in custody until March 6, 2013.16:36 03.12.2012
Criminal cases against opposition activist mergedThe Investigative Committee has united two criminal cases on robbery and organizing mass riots against opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev. During a merger, the trial term is registered based on the case requiring the most time to hold a preliminary investigation.17:21 29.11.2012
Udaltsov-headed opposition movement declared non-extremistThe Moscow Prosecutor's Office has found no major violations in the Left Front movement's activity and it has thus been found to be "non-extremist", Mark Feygin, says the attorney of Left Front coordinator Sergei Udaltsov.14:43 27.11.2012
Opposition figure Udaltsov summoned to prosecutor's office againLeft Front movement coordinator Sergei Udaltsov has been summoned to the prosecutor's office in Moscow once more to discuss whether his movement should be considered extremist after an official examination was conducted into its activity, he wrote on his Twitter page on Monday.17:13 26.11.2012
No case opened over alleged torture of opposition activistThe Investigative Committee has abstained from initiating a criminal case on the alleged torture and kidnapping of Russian oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev.15:01 22.11.2012
Opposition activist's robbery case to be dropped if he pleads guiltyInvestigators are prepared to drop the criminal case against oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev, charged with robbery, as the statute of limitations has expired, but only if he pleads guilty.10:34 22.11.2012
Opposition activist under coup investigation charged with robberyOpposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev, who has been charged with organizing mass riots in Moscow, has also been charged with robbery.16:19 21.11.2012
Ukrainian police not to initiate case on kidnapping of Russian activistThe Kiev district police department has refused to initiate a criminal case on the alleged kidnapping of Russian oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev in Kiev. He is charged with organizing public unrest in Russia.10:18 15.11.2012
Razvozzhayev did not ask Ukraine for asylum, officialsOpposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev, who is suspected of organizing mass riots in Moscow, did not ask the Ukrainian authorities to grant him asylum, Mykola Kovalchuk, the chairman of the Ukrainian State Migration Service, told journalists on Wednesday.15:55 14.11.2012
Ukrainian ombudsman looks into Razvozzhayev's kidnapping statementThe office of a Ukrainian human rights ombudsman is looking into the alleged kidnapping of Russian opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev in Ukraine, Ukrainian Parliamentary Human Rights Ombudsman Valeria Lutkovskaya said on Monday.17:02 12.11.2012
Opposition activist handed over $3,300 of ‘Kremlin Coup Money’A leftist activist who says he was tortured into confessing to a plot to overthrow Russian President Vladimir Putin gave investigators money supplied by the influential Georgian politician who financed the alleged conspiracy, according to the final page of the activist’s disputed confession published in the Russian media on Monday.16:00 12.11.2012
Indictments brought against three defendants in Moscow riot caseIndictments have been brought against Alexandra Dukhanina, Yaroslav Belousov and Vladimir Akimenkov, individuals involved in the Moscow May 6 riots on Bolotnaya Square.17:16 08.11.2012
Caution issued to opposition MP in May 6 riots lawfulOn Thursday, the Moscow City Court announced that the caution the Prosecutor's Office issued to MP Dmitry Gudkov in connection with the May 6 rally on Bolotnaya Square was legal.13:26 08.11.2012
Arrest of opposition figure implicated in coup upheldThe Moscow City Court upheld the arrest of opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhaev accused in the case of organizing mass riots. He is charged with organizing public unrest together with Left Front movement coordinator, Sergei Udaltsov, and his assistant, Konstantin Lebedev.13:25 07.11.2012
Opposition aide implicated in coup plot withdraws arrest appealKonstantin Lebedev, aide of Left Front movement coordinator Sergei Udaltsov, has withdrawn the appeal challenging his detention. Lebedev is a defendant in the case on instigating mass riots that followed Vladimir Putin's re-election.10:32 07.11.2012
Udaltsov says visit to prosecutor's office postponedLeft Front opposition movement leader Sergei Udaltsov has been asked to testify at the Moscow Prosecutors Office on Friday, he said. "I was supposed to go to the Moscow Prosecutor's Office due to an investigation of the Left Front movement and any potential connection with extremism today," he wrote on Twitter.17:40 06.11.2012
Opposition activist Udaltsov summoned over Left Front extremism probeThe Moscow Prosecutor's Office has summoned opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, leader of the Left Front movement, to testify on November 6 as part of an investigation of the Left Front movement and any potential connection with extremism.11:20 06.11.2012
Opposition activist Limonov and MPs to jointly contest anti-protest lawOn November 27, the Constitutional Court will hear an appeal launched by renowned writer and opposition acrtivist Eduard Limonov urging that the law on rallies should be recognized as repugnant to the Constitution, jointly with the State Duma deputies' inquiry on the law's constitutionality.12:15 02.11.2012