Number of prisoners reduced in Russia by 11,300 since start of 2020 – Supreme CourtThe number of convicted persons serving sentence in Russia’s penitentiary facilities has decreased by 11,300 since the beginning of the year, the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev has announced during the XVI meeting of the SCO Supreme Courts’ heads.14:01 24.09.2021
Russia’s Central Election Commission to check all election fraud reportsThe Central Election Commission will check all complaints about alleged cases of election fraud, the Commission’s Chair Ella Pamfilova has announced.13:46 24.09.2021
Russian investigators open criminal case over death of 5 climbers on mountain ElbrusThe Russian Investigative Committee on Friday initiated a criminal case on the death of five people caused by bad weather when they had attempted to ascent Mount Elbrus.12:52 24.09.2021
Former Russian penitentiary official investigated over residence permit of CyprusInvestigators opened a criminal case against a former chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) Construction Directorate Andrey Obryvin, who had failed to notify authorities of his residence permit in Cyprus.11:44 24.09.2021
Ex-senator Arashukov denied mitigation of restrictive measureA criminal bench of the First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction on Friday refused to mitigate a measure of restraint of ex-senator Rauf Arashukov detained on charges of embezzlement and murder organization10:51 24.09.2021
Moscow court extends detention of Irkutsk lawmaker accused of embezzlementThe Moscow City Court extended detention of Andrey Levchenko, lawmaker of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and son of a former regional Governor, who stands charged with embezzling over 185 million rubles (about $2.5 million), until November 20.16:21 23.09.2021
Another Navalny’s appeal against prone to escape status rejectedThe Vladimir Regional Court on Thursday dismissed Alexey Navalny’s appeal against his prone to escape status.15:40 23.09.2021
Navalny’s suit against Prosecutor General’s Office, Roskomnadzor set for OctoberMoscow's Tverskoy District Court has set October 11 as a date for the consideration of an administrative lawsuit filed by Alexey Navalny against the Prosecutor General’s Office and Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.12:56 23.09.2021
Tax service seeks for bankruptcy of wanted Russian restaurateur BeloivanA Moscow inspection of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) filed a bankruptcy application against the owner of Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain Yury Beloivan, who had been put on the international wanted list in a tax evasion case.11:36 23.09.2021
Russian communications watchdog starts development of social networks registerThe Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has started to form a register of social networks. It already includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Likee, Youtube, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.10:44 23.09.2021
Extended detention of businessman involved in Penza Governor’s case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld extension of detention of the head of BIOTEC Group of Companies Boris Spiegel involved in a bribery case against ex-Penza Region governor Ivan Belozertsev until November 20.18:42 22.09.2021
Russian ex-footballer files suit against Facebook over blocking posts with his last nameA court in Moscow is to hear a lawsuit of football coach and former football player of the Russian national team Dmitry Khokhlov seeking to recover from Facebook 150 million rubles ($2 million) in compensation for non-pecuniary damage suffered due to the blocking of posts and comments, which mention his name.17:37 22.09.2021
Ex-Transport Minister of Russia’s Altai Krai faces bribery trial – Investigative CommitteeA court in Russia’s Altai Krai is to hear a criminal case over the receipt of a bribe by the region’s ex-Minister of Transport Alexander Dementyev in return for patronage in the state procurement transactions.15:28 22.09.2021
Russian Cabinet allocates near $41 mln for insurance payments to medical workersAn additional amount of 2.9 billion rubles (about $41 million) has been allocated for special one-time payments for health workers who help COVID-19 patients, according to an order approved by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.12:59 22.09.2021
Ex-Mayor of town in Russian Republic Adygea gets 2.5-year suspended term for fraud attemptEx-Mayor of the town of Maikop in Russia’s Republic of Adygea Andrey Getmanov has received a 2.5-year suspended sentence for deal compulsion, large-scale fraud attempt and illicit ammunition storage.10:54 22.09.2021
Russian investigators open case over yet another Nazi photo on Immortal Regiment websiteThe Russian Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case over rehabilitation of Nazism against a resident of the Republic of Bashkortostan, who posted a photograph of Nazi Field Marshal Paul von Kleist on the Immortal Regiment website.17:35 21.09.2021
Navalny’s associate Sobol appeals sentence in sanitary code breach caseLyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, has challenged her sentence for abetting violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.16:18 21.09.2021
Recovery of over $800 from Navalny’s ally in favor of businessman Prigozhin upheldThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling ordering Vladimir Milov, one of the allies of Alexey Navalny, to pay businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin 60,000 rubles (over $800) as part of a defamation dispute.15:56 21.09.2021
Lawmaker loses defamation dispute with Russian TV starThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld dismissal of the Moscow City Duma Communist lawmaker Pavel Tarasov’s defamation lawsuit against famous Russian TV and radio host Vladimir Solovyev.13:13 21.09.2021
Navalny brother’s appeal against sentence in sanitary breach case set for OctoberThe Moscow City Court will hear an appeal filed by Oleg Navalny, the brother of blogger Alexey Navalny, against his sentence in a case over sanitary violations at an unauthorized winter rally on October 5.11:29 21.09.2021