Detention of history professor in student murder case extended until AprilMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Tuesday prolonged detention of Oleg Sokolov, the St. Petersburg State University’s history professor, who stands charged with the murder of his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko, until April 9.13:05 24.12.2019
Ex-rector of St. Petersburg Agrarian University gets 5 years for $450k embezzlementThe former rector of the St. Petersburg Agrarian University Victor Yefimov on Monday was found guilty of embezzling of 28.6 million rubles (over $450,000) and sentenced to 5 years in a penal colony.17:00 23.12.2019
Moscow court to consider extension of history professor’s detention in student murder caseInvestigators seek to extend detention of Oleg Sokolov, the St. Petersburg State University’s history professor, who stands charged with the murder of his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko.12:49 23.12.2019
Jury selection process started in murder case against ex-penitentiary officialJury selection process has been started in a criminal case against ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko, who stands charged with organization of assassination against his subordinate.10:25 20.12.2019
St. Petersburg court upholds detention of history professor accused of student murderThe St. Petersburg City Court on Monday upheld detention of Oleg Sokolov, the St. Petersburg State University’s history professor, who stands charged with the murder of his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko.13:49 16.12.2019
Ex-police officer accused of hooliganism for beating 81-year old manA former road police officer, who had beaten an 81-year old man, was charged with hooliganism.18:08 12.12.2019
Minors’ ombudsman to monitor palliative care provision to children in Russian regionsChildren’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova and the St. Petersburg children’s hospice will monitor the efficiency of palliative care in Russian regions.11:59 12.12.2019
St. Petersburg metro suicide bomber’s action coordinator sentenced to lifeAbror Azimov found guilty of coordination of the preparation and committing of the St. Petersburg metro suicide bomber terror attack in 2017 on Tuesday was sentenced to life in prison.14:34 10.12.2019
Ex-top manager of Sovetsky bank ordered to jail for $25.5 mln embezzlementThe Vyborg District Court of St. Petersburg has sentenced ex-board chairman of Sovetsky bank Andrey Karpov to 3 years in penal colony for embezzling 1.7 billion rubles ($25.5 million).12:04 28.11.2019
Murder case against ex-penitentiary official again reaches courtA criminal case against ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko, who stands charged with organization of assassination against his subordinate, has again reached court.16:56 25.11.2019
Ex-CEO of St. Petersburg water utility placed under house arrest in $21 mln fraud caseFormer general manager of St. Petersburg water utility Vodokanal has been put under house arrest as a suspect in 1.8 billion rubles ($21 million) embezzlement of the facility funds.16:36 22.11.2019
Prosecutor seeks to jail woman accused of St. Petersburg metro terror attack for 20 yearsA prosecutor on Tuesday demanded a 20-year prison sentence for the only woman charged in the St. Petersburg metro terror attack case.14:03 19.11.2019
Prosecutor seeks life imprisonment for four accused of St. Petersburg metro terror actA prosecutor on Monday demanded life imprisonment for four main defendants in the St. Petersburg metro terror attack case.17:48 18.11.2019
Detention of Russian history professor in student murder case appealedDetention of the St. Petersburg State University’s history professor, who stands charged with the murder of his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko, has been appealed by defense.18:05 14.11.2019
St. Petersburg university professor detained on student murder allegationsA professor of the St. Petersburg State University Oleg Sokolov, who had pleaded guilty to the murder of the postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko, on Monday was ordered to be placed in detention until January 8.18:01 11.11.2019
Probe into ex-St. Petersburg penitentiary official accused of $11k graft completedInvestigation into a 710,000-ruble ($11,000) bribery case against ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko has been completed,.14:00 07.11.2019
St. Petersburg court puts customs station chief under house arrest in antique bribery caseA court in St. Petersburg has placed a chief of a customs terminal of the Baltic Customs Service under house arrest as part of a case over receiving bribes for providing a free importation channel for undeclared antiques from Europe.13:18 07.11.2019
Supreme Court of Russia vacates ex-penitentiary official’s acquittal in murder caseThe Russian Supreme Court has overturned acquittal of the former deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko in a case over organization of assassination against his subordinate.18:00 06.11.2019
Chief of customs station arrested in St. Petersburg as part of antiques smuggling caseA chief of a customs terminal of the Baltic Customs Service has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes for providing a free importation channel for undeclared antiques from Europe.10:51 06.11.2019
St. Petersburg lawyer ordered to serve 9.5-year prison term for extortionAttorney of the St. Petersburg Bar Association Sergey Yegiazaryan has been sentenced to 9.5 years in a high-security prison for extortion and robbery.11:24 01.11.2019