Supreme Court overturns all decisions extending detention of businessman PonomarevThe Presidium of the Russian Supreme Court has canceled all lower courts’ decisions extending the term of detention of businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his legal battles with IKEA.13:20 13.10.2021
Jurors selected in crime lord murder case against two defendantsThe Moscow City Court has finished jury selection in a case over the 2009 murder of crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov against two defendants Dzhambula Dzhanashia and Murtaza Shadaniya.11:33 13.10.2021
Russian national convicted of selling abroad stolen parts of military helicopters to be jailedEntrepreneur Andrey Yeresko was found guilty of legalizing helicopter components and parts stolen from a military unit in the amount of more than 20 million rubles ($280,000) and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.18:09 12.10.2021
Former Russian senator Sabadash to stand new embezzlement trialThe trial of ex-member of the Russian Federation Council and owner of Liviz liquor producer Alexander Sabadash, who stands charged with embezzling nearly one billion rubles from the Tavrichesky bank, will begin on October 21.15:40 12.10.2021
Vyacheslav Volodin reelected as State Duma ChairmanVyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday was reelected as the State Duma Chairman.13:22 12.10.2021
Russian Ombudsman speaks on growing problems faced by people with disabilities amid pandemicThe level of protection of the rights of persons with disabilities has increased significantly over the past 10 years, nevertheless, the pandemic has exacerbated some problems faced by such people, according to Russian Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova.12:12 12.10.2021
Russian National Guard proposes yet another ground for refusal to issue firearms licensesThe Russian National Guard has developed a bill empowering the police and the Federal Security Service (FSB) to issue opinions to the effect that certain applicants are not to be permitted to own firearms.10:56 12.10.2021
Russian Ombudsman to be awarded Alexander II medal – Federal Chamber of LawyersThe community of lawyers has decided to award Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russian Human Rights Commissioner, with the Emperor Alexander II medal.18:03 11.10.2021
Moscow lawmaker fined nearly $3,000 for breaching rally organization orderMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Monday fined the Moscow City Duma lawmaker representing the Communist Party of Russia Yekaterina Yengalycheva 200,000 rubles (about $3,000) for breaching the order of holding a public event.16:36 11.10.2021
Navalny’s suit against prosecutors, Roskomnadzor over website blocking rejectedMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Monday dismissed an administrative lawsuit filed by Alexey Navalny against the Prosecutor General’s Office and Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor over blocking of his websites.15:55 11.10.2021
Woman convicted of embezzling funds from 3 banks to spend 8 years behind bars in new caseNatalya Norimova, who had already been convicted of embezzling more than 700 million rubles ($9.8 million) from banks Taurus and Ascania Trust, was newly sentenced to 8 years in prison for complicity in the embezzlement of 12.6 million rubles ($176,000) from Vologdabank.12:49 11.10.2021
Bankruptcy petition against Summa Group owner set for DecemberThe Moscow Commercial Court will hear a bankruptcy application filed by GlobalElectroService against one of the Summa Group owners Ziyavuddin Magomedov, who stands charged with large-scale embezzlement, on December 1.10:17 11.10.2021
Top manager of major real estate developer put in detention on embezzlement allegationsMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday ordered detention of the regional development director of major real estate developer Samolet Alexander Lefel as part of a large-scale embezzlement case.18:22 08.10.2021
Lack of awareness on part of minors of moral harm caused to them still remains harm sufferedThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has agreed that the compensation of nonpecuniary harm caused to the children, who lost their father in a plane crash, needs to be increased. The lack of awareness of the moral harm caused to them does not mean that there was no such harm of it was insignificant.15:56 08.10.2021
Booking.com files appeal in dispute with Russian antimonopoly watchdogBooking.com B.V. filed an appeal against the decision of the Moscow Commercial Court saying the company abused its market dominance by imposing unfavorable terms of contracts on Russian hotels as stated by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).12:07 08.10.2021
Moscow court to hear appeal against detention of Sberbank vice-president case defendantThe Moscow City Court has set October 20 as the date for an appeal filed against detention of one of the defendants in the embezzlement case involving former Deputy Education Minister and Sberbank vice-president Marina Rakova.10:26 08.10.2021
Facebook failed to voluntary pay $360K fines – Moscow courtThe Tagansky District Court of Moscow has forwarded to the Federal Bailiff Service an order for the enforced recovery of 26 million rubles ($360,000) imposed on Facebook Inc as fines for refusal to delete banned content.18:39 07.10.2021
Twitter to pay $75,000 for failure to delete banned content – Moscow courtThe Tagansky District Court upheld fines worth 5.5 million rubles (over $75,000) imposed on Twitter Inc for failure to delete information banned by Russian legislation.17:29 07.10.2021
Detention of alleged Kazan school shooter extended until 2022Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday prolonged detention of Ilnaz Galyaviyev, who stands charged with a deadly shooting attack on a school in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, in May, until January 11.16:16 07.10.2021
Interior Ministry demands detention of vice-president of Russia’s SberbankThe Interior Ministry of Russia has filed a motion seeking to place vice-president of Russia's Sberbank Marina Rakova in detention until December 6 as part of a case over large-scale embezzlement.15:31 07.10.2021