Suspect in trampling on flowers at Victory Memorial near Moscow put under house arrestA court in the Moscow Region has ruled that a local resident suspected of damaging a Great Patriotic War memorial in the town of Chernogolovka is to be put under home arrest.15:12 28.05.2020
Appeal against Russian man’s sentence for murder threats to judge postponed until JuneThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday decided to postpone appeal against sentence of a resident of town of Voronezh Mikhail Kvasov for murder threats to Moscow judge Stanislav Minin until June 2.18:05 12.05.2020
Stage company embezzlement case adjourned due to illness of SerebrennikovMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court has postponed reopening of the Seventh Studio embezzlement case because of the illness of the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov until May 12.14:29 06.05.2020
Investigators open cases over violence against police at unlawful Vladikavkaz rallyThe North Ossetia republican directorate of Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened criminal cases over violence against police officers and Russian National Guard at an unauthorized rally in the town of Vladikavkaz.17:04 22.04.2020
Police thwart attempt to sell fake coronavirus testsPolice investigators opened a criminal case against three residents of the Moscow Region, who had allegedly attempted to sell fake tests for coronavirus.14:59 10.04.2020
Alleged Russian crime boss to be held in detention until mid-JuneThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention of an alleged crime boss Oleg Medvedev, known as Oleg Shishkanov, until June 12.11:42 07.04.2020
Investigators seek to detain three investigations officials on abuse of office chargesThe Investigative Committee has filed a motion with Moscow’s Basmanny District Court seeking to place three senior investigations official in detention until June 1. Two deputy chiefs of the Interior Ministry’s Investigations Department Alexander Biryukov and Alexander Krakovsky as well as senior investigator for especially important cases Alexander Bryantsev are charged with abuse of power.11:35 03.04.2020
Russian President toughens liability for e-trade in falsified medicinesPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a law toughening punishments for online trafficking in falsified and poor-quality drugs.16:43 01.04.2020
State Duma backs punishment for violations at Constitution amendments votingThe State Duma passed a draft law on punishment for violations during the All-Russia voting on amendments to the Constitution in the second reading on Thursday.15:13 12.03.2020
Construction businessman, his advisor detained on embezzlement allegationsA court has detained director of Stroy Group construction company Pavel Babayev and his advisor Pavel Loboda as part of a 3 billion-ruble (about $44.5 million) embezzlement case.11:43 06.03.2020
Amendment setting vote on Constitutional changes on April 22 reaches State DumaAn amendment setting April 22 as the date of the All-Russian vote on Constitution has been submitted to the State Building and Legislation Committee of the lower house of Russia’s parliament in the framework of run-up to the second reading of the bill on Constitutional changes.14:11 27.02.2020
Ex-minister Abyzov charged with embezzlement to stay detained until late MarchThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld extension of detention of ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov in the 4 billion-ruble ($64 million) embezzlement case until March 25.15:39 26.02.2020
Russian pensioner’s detention in treason case extended until April 10Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Thursday extended detention of Victor Korolev from the Primorsky Krai, who stands charged with treason, until April 10.16:34 06.02.2020
Russian penitentiary officials next to police may be authorized to issue cautionsA bill authorizing penitentiary officials to hand down official warnings has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.14:14 13.01.2020
Japan extradites Russian man convicted of grave crimesRunaway Russian citizen Vladimir Zolenko, who had been convicted of committing grave crimes, was extradited from Japan.16:05 10.12.2019
Russian Supreme Court upholds dismissal of $1.2 mln claim against ex-Transaero ownerThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld denial of recovery of nearly 81 million rubles (about $1.2 million) from ex-Transaero founder Alexander Pleshakov and his family.17:44 29.11.2019
Russian man gets 5.5 years in prison for beating pregnant womanA court in Russia’s Republic of Komi has sentenced a 26-year local citizen to 5.5 years in prison for torture and threat against a pregnant woman.16:52 18.11.2019
State Duma to consider bill on fines for banks breaching debt repayment rulesRussia’s State Duma is to discuss a bill envisaging amendments to legislation as to fines on credit organizations violating the law governing recovery of outstanding loan debts.17:42 12.11.2019
Over 200,000 cybercrimes recorded in Russia in 2018 – expertsOver 200,000 cybercrimes were registered in Russia in 2018, Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission on development of information society, mass media and mass communications Alexander Malkevich said during a workshop on protection of Internet users’ rights on Wednesday.12:56 30.10.2019
Investigators seek for arrest of fled Moscow rally activist in absentiaInvestigators have asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to issue an arrest warrant for wanted activist Aidar Gubaidullin, charged with violence against a policeman during an unauthorized rally on July 27, in absentia.17:05 29.10.2019