Opposition figure Yashin suspected of distributing fakes about Russian army - lawyerInvestigators opened a criminal case over distribution of fake information on the use of Russia’s armed forces against opposition figure Ilya Yashin, his attorney Vadim Prokhorov told RAPSI on Wednesday.11:55 13.07.2022
Ex-deputy chief of Russia’s penitentiary service to go on graft trialA case against a former deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Valery Maksimenko, who stands charged with taking bribes and abusive practice during the realization of state contracts, has been forwarded to court with an approved indictment.10:51 13.07.2022
Five get long jail terms in case on illegal withdrawal of over $2B to Moldovan bankThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has sentenced five people to prison terms ranging from 15 to 19 years for illegal currency transfers amounting to more than 126 billion rubles (about $2.15 billion at the time of writing) with the use of falsified documents to BC Moldindconbank S.A.18:16 12.07.2022
Deputy chief of nationalist battalion Aidar to stay in Russian detention until fallThe Leninsky District Court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don on Tuesday extended the detention of Denis Muryga, deputy commander of the nationalist battalion Aidar, until September 16.16:40 12.07.2022
Civic Chambers of Russia, DPR and LPR sign cooperation memorandumThe Civic Chambers of Russia, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics concluded a cooperation agreement during a plenary session of the Community Forum on Tuesday in the town of Lipetsk.15:20 12.07.2022
Russian Cabinet approves initiative on new residence permit for foreign studentsThe Government Commission on Legislative Activities has approved an initiative introducing a special temporary residence permit for educational purposes issued to foreign students, including graduate ones.15:02 12.07.2022
Navalny’s ally fined for breach of operation order for foreign agent mediaMoscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Tuesday fined Lyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, 10,000 rubles ($163) for violating the order of operation set for mass media labeled as foreign agent.13:16 12.07.2022
Ministries of Donetsk People’s Republic to be reformed up to Russian standardsJustice Minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic Yury Sirovatko announced Tuesday that all ministries and agencies of the region would be soon upgraded in accordance with the Russian standards.11:59 12.07.2022
Ex-mayor of Vladivostok ordered to 5–year imprisonment for abuse of powerThe Leninsky District Court of Russia’s Vladivostok has sentenced the former city’s mayor Igor Pushkarev to 5 years of imprisonment for abuse of office.10:42 12.07.2022
Putin simplifies access to Russian citizenship for UkrainiansRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed an order simplifying the procedure of obtainment of citizenship for residents of Ukraine and Donbass.16:07 11.07.2022
Moscow court toughens ex-investigator’s sentence for corruptionThe Moscow City Court on Monday increased prison sentence given to ex-investigator of the Main Investigations Directorate of the Investigative Committee Grey Efendiyev in a corruption case from 4 to 7 years.15:20 11.07.2022
Two members of Crimean cell of banned terrorist organization get long prison termsThe Southern District Military Court has sentenced two members of a Crimean cell of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir banned in Russia to 13 years in high-security penal colony each.12:27 11.07.2022
Ex-head of Russian commercial bank arrested in absentia on embezzlement chargesThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for the former head of the commercial bank Strategy Kirill Drugov in absentia as part of an embezzlement case.11:19 08.07.2022
New charges brought against notorious Krasnoyarsk businessman BykovInvestigators have indicted convicted notorious businessman from Krasnoyarsk Anatoly Bykov for organization of a criminal gang and murder committed by a group of people.19:03 07.07.2022
Journalist Dud fails to challenge enlisting in foreign agent registerThe Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against mass media-foreign agent status filed by journalist and blogger Yury Dud.11:51 07.07.2022
Crimean Supreme Court recognizes WWII civilian massacres as genocideThe Supreme Court of Crimea has recognized the massacres of civilians committed by the Nazis on the peninsula during the Great Patriotic War as genocide.11:24 07.07.2022
Three Russian police generals detained in abuse of authority caseThree Russian police generals, including an assistant to the Interior Minister, have been detained until September 5 on abuse of authority charges related to misappropriating a fund based in Saint Petersburg.10:34 07.07.2022
Moscow court to deliver sentence against MP indicted for corruptionThe Moscow City Court has scheduled the sentencing of lawmaker Vadim Belousov, who stands charged with receiving over 3 billion rubles (over $50 million at the current exchange rate) in bribes, for July 20.14:59 06.07.2022
Russian restaurateur Beloivan declared bankruptThe Moscow Commercial Court has declared the owner of Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain Yury Beloivan bankrupt upon a petition filed by a Moscow inspection of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).13:21 06.07.2022
Russia’s State Duma backs creation of extremist materials databaseThe lower house of parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill to create a specialized information database of extremist materials in a final third reading on Tuesday.13:24 05.07.2022