Former co-owner of Spar retailer put under house arrest in embezzlement caseA former co-owner of a company heading retailers Spar, Semya (Family) and Idea Allakhverdi Abdullayev, charged with being accessory to embezzlement of 8.65 billion rubles ($117.5 million) from Sberbank, was put under house arrest until May 9.16:17 12.03.2021
Legality of ban on transport of weapons in St. Petersburg subway upheld by court of appealsA court of appeals has reaffirmed a decision of the St. Petersburg City Court as to the legality of the ban on the transport of weapons in the city’s metro.17:05 09.03.2021
VKontakte fined over $20,000 for failure to delete banned videoA court in St. Petersburg fined VKontakte social network 1.5 million rubles (over $20,000) for ignoring demands of Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor to delete video calling for participation in unauthorized rallies.14:23 09.03.2021
St. Petersburg court seizes property of Transaero ex-CEO Burdin worth $3.3 billionThe Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has satisfied a move of the bankruptcy receiver of Transaero air carrier seeking to seize funds and other property of the former general director of the company Alexander Burdin in the amount of 245 billion rubles ($3.3 billion).10:37 05.03.2021
Tajik native sentenced to imprisonment in Russia for facilitating Syrian terroristsThe native of Tajikistan Isfandiyer Akramov has received 5.5 years behind bars for facilitating terrorist activities.16:15 02.03.2021
St. Petersburg court extends detention of rapper's widow in murder case until MayDetention of Marina Kokhal, who stands charged with killing her husband, rapper Alexander Yushko, has been again extended for two months.18:01 25.02.2021
Criminal case over embezzlement of $5M from Russia’s Defense Ministry reaches courtA criminal case over embezzlement of 368 million rubles (about $5 million) the Defense Ministry allocated for the development and manufacturing of a 3D model to be used for repairs of a submarine has reached the St. Petersburg Kirovsky District to be adjudicated on the merits.17:54 16.02.2021
Judgement dismissing case of ex-contractor of St. Petersburg detention facility upheldA judgement terminating criminal proceedings against an ex-CEO of a company contracted for construction of a detention facility in St. Petersburg Viktor Kudrin has been upheld by a higher court.17:38 12.02.2021
Ex-St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region penitentiary official sentenced to 18 years in prisonFormer deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Directorate Sergey Moiseyenko has been sentenced to 18 years in a maximum security penal colony, after found guilty of receiving bribes amounting to 710 million rubles ($9.6 million at the current exchange rate) during a detention center construction.18:06 10.02.2021
St. Petersburg court detains Uzbek citizen charged with financing terroristsThe Moskovsky District Court of St. Petersburg has detained a citizen of Uzbekistan Rafikzhon Akhmedov charged with terrorism funding until April 7.12:38 10.02.2021
Over 500 persons brought to liability for holding illegal rally in St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg courts have brought 548 people to administrative liability for organizing an illegal rally in support of Alexey Navalny on Janury 31.17:30 02.02.2021
Former St. Petersburg vice-governor denied release from detention in embezzlement caseThe of former vice-governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan charged with bribery and embezzlement of funds allocated for the construction of the city’s Arena football stadium was denied release from detention.17:24 28.01.2021
Lawyer from China detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriotsA Chinese citizen having in Russia the status of a lawyer and registered with the Baltic Bar Association of St. Petersburg has been detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots.16:19 28.01.2021
Ex-Russian senator Sabadash detained as part of new embezzlement caseEx-member of the Russian Federation Council and owner of Liviz liquor producer Alexander Sabadash has been detained on new embezzlement allegations until March 19.11:59 27.01.2021
Historian Sokolov challenges prison term for possession of firearmsRussian historian Sokolov, who had been found guilty of killing his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko and arms trafficking and sentenced to 12.5 years in high-security prison, challenged the lawfulness of his punishment for possession of a sawn-off gun and ammunition rounds.15:01 12.01.2021
Interim manager seeks to recover $4 million from Metrostroy co-ownerA temporary manager of Metrostroy has filed an application with the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Regiona seeking to collect about 288 million rubles (about $4 milllion) from a co-owner and ex-CEO of the company Nikolay Aleksandrov.11:15 30.12.2020
Russian historian gets 12.5 years behind bars for student murderThe Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Friday found history professor Oleg Sokolov guilty of killing his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko and arms trafficking and sentenced him to 12.5 years in high-security prison.16:29 25.12.2020
Prosecutors urge 15 years in jail for Russian historian in student murder caseThe prosecution on Monday demanded 15 years behind bars collectively for history professor Oleg Sokolov charged with killing his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko and arms trafficking.15:58 14.12.2020
St. Petersburg court seizes property of ex-head of Kama Region highways, his wifeA court in St. Petersburg upon a motion of a First Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia has forfeited property worth 17.5 million rubles ($240,000) belonging to ex-chief of the Prikamye Federal Highway Administration (Kama Region) Sergey Tsarkov and his former wife Anna.12:39 14.12.2020
St. Petersburg Ice Palace fined $6,500 for hosting rap concert amid pandemicA court in St. Petersburg on Friday ruled to fine a local ice stadium 480,000 rubles (about $6,500) after it staged a concert of famous Russian rapper Basta.12:55 04.12.2020