Russian Justice Ministry pushes for creation of unified arbitration registryRussia’s Justice Ministry has proposed a bill envisaging creation of a unified national registry where all information on Russian and foreign arbitration institutions will be systemized.13:14 15.06.2022
Aeroflot top manager detained in large-scale fraud caseMoscow’s Khoroshevsky District Court on Wednesday ordered the detention of Mikhail Minayev, the head of the Aeroflot fleet planning and development department, on large-scale fraud charges.12:49 15.06.2022
Russia adds 49 high-ranking British people to restriction listRussia has put 49 UK citizens, including defense officials and mass media representatives, on its retaliatory stop list.09:30 15.06.2022
Moscow court detains Russian woman on treason allegationsMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Tuesday placed Russian citizen Yekaterina Zavalishina in detention until August 13 as part of a treason case.18:45 14.06.2022
Zaporozhye region integrated into Russian banking systemThe Zaporozhye region was integrated into the Russian banking system, according to Vladimir Rogov, a member of the administration of the region.17:41 14.06.2022
Ex-attorney charged with fraud to be held in detention until fall – courtThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of the former attorney Vadim Lyalin, who stands charged with large-scale fraud, until September 15.14:09 14.06.2022
Lower house of Russian parliament passes bill on punishment for batteryThe State Duma lawmakers adopted a draft law specifying criminal liability for battery for people having conviction for other crimes committed with the use of force in the third and final reading on Tuesday.13:49 14.06.2022
Russian lawmakers advance bill banning websites advertising tobacco productsRussian lawmakers have submitted a bill to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, proposing to consider websites advertising tobacco products as information prohibited for spreading.11:12 14.06.2022
Cabinet proposes to classify information on Russia’s gold and currency reservesThe Government has submitted a bill to classify information on Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves, to the lower house of parliament.13:59 10.06.2022
Ex-Russian ecology official Oleg Mitvol detained over suspected fraudA Russian court on Friday ordered Oleg Mitvol, a former official of Russia’s environment agency Rosprirodnadzor, to be kept in custody until July 24 on charges of large-scale fraud.11:05 10.06.2022
Supreme Court upholds 20-year sentence of ex-Moscow institute’s lecturer for treasonThe Supreme Court of Russia dismissed a cassation appeal against a 20-year prison term given to the former assistant professor at the Moscow Aviation Institute Alexey Vorobyev for treason, the court’s press service told RAPSI on Thursday.17:28 09.06.2022
Punishment for defense witness in actor Efremov’s case upheldThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Thursday upheld a 50,000-ruble fine (over $850 at the current exchange rate) given as a punishment Andrey Gayev, a defense witness in a case against actor Mikhail Efremov who had stated that the defendant had not driven his Jeep.16:18 09.06.2022
Journalist Kara-Murza to stay in jail over fake news allegationsMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has extended the detention of journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza (declared a foreign agent) until August 12 in a case over fake stories about Russia’s army.10:43 09.06.2022
Regional ex-deputy prosecutor gets 3 years in jail for corruptionA court in Taganrog has sentenced a former deputy prosecutor of the city Victor Plyushkin to 3 years behind bars for bribery.10:27 09.06.2022
Prosecutors seek 14 years in prison for lawmaker indicted for corruptionProsecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to sentence lawmaker Vadim Belousov to 14 years in jail for allegedly receiving over 3 billion rubles (about $45 million) in bribes.15:42 08.06.2022
Russian parliament’s upper house backs bills on non-compliance with ECHR rulingsThe Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Wednesday approved a package of bills on non-compliance by the Russian Federation with the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).14:17 08.06.2022
Bill unveiled banning cryptocurrency as means of paymentSenior Russian lawmaker advanced a bill in the parliament on Wednesday banning cryptocurrency as means of payment.11:35 08.06.2022
Journalist Yury Dud challenges foreign agent statusJournalist and blogger Yury Dud has filed an administrative lawsuit against Russia’s Justice Ministry challenging a mass media-foreign agent label.16:19 07.06.2022
Russian Supreme Court bans denial of conviction expungement for not guilty pleaThe Supreme Court of Russia has prohibited lower courts to deny expungement of record if a convict had pleaded not guilty.13:21 07.06.2022
Over 60 high-ranking Americans put on Russia’s retaliatory stop listRussia has extended its restriction list adding 61 high-ranking U.S. citizens to it.11:18 07.06.2022