Ex-Culture Ministry official Apfelbaum to stay under house arrest until April 19The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Monday extended the house arrest of former official of Russia’s Culture Ministry Sophia Apfelbaum, who stands charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, until April 19.13:59 25.12.2017
Moscow court refuses to release alleged Ukrainian Right Sector memberThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of Ukrainian national Roman Ternovsky allegedly involved in the activities of Right Sector nationalist organization banned in Russia until March 30.15:51 13.12.2017
Ex-deputy financial director of VIM Airlines arrested in absentiaThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for former first deputy chief financial officer of VIM Airlines Alevtina Kalashnikova in absentia as part of a case on abuse of office.16:59 12.12.2017
Nemtsov murder case convict faces trial on charges of insulting investigatorA criminal case launched against Temirlan Eskerkhanov, convicted of the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, over contempt towards an investigator has been forwarded to the Basmanny District Court of Moscow for hearing.12:43 12.12.2017
Moldovan Democratic Party leader arrested in absentia by Moscow courtMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for businessman and chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova Vladimir Plakhotnyuk charged with attempted murder.14:54 06.12.2017
Ex-Russian penitentiary official to stay detained in embezzlement case until MarchMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday extended the detention of former Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) financial and economic directorate Svetlana Alekseyeva charged with aiding and abetting embezzlement until March 4.17:50 01.12.2017
Newspaper journalist fined for illegal work activity in RussiaThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has fined a reporter for Novaya Gazeta newspaper Ali Feruz (Khudoberdy Nurmatov)5,000 rubles for illegal labor activity in Russia.10:10 22.11.2017
Brother of Russian businessman Ismailov arrested in absentia on murder chargesThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested Vagif Ismailov, the brother of Russian tycoon Telman Ismailov, in absentia on murder charges.10:37 14.11.2017
Seizure of $1.6 mln owned by Russian Postal Service’s ex-director extended for 2 monthsMoscow’s Basmanny District Court extended the seizure of more than 95 million rubles ($1.6 million) belonging to ex-director of the Russian postal service Pochta Rossii Dmitry Strashnov until January 13.16:28 13.11.2017
Russian tycoon Ismailov arrested in absentia in murder caseThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for Russian tycoon Telman Ismailov in absentia as part of a double homicide case.13:47 11.11.2017
Gogol Center theater director’s assets seized as part of embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has seized assets belonging to the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, who stands charged with large-scale embezzlement.13:45 09.11.2017
Detention of ex-Russian penitentiary deputy chief extended for 3 monthsMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Tuesday extended detention of ex-Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov charged with large scale embezzlement until February 13. In October, President Vladimir Putin relieved Korshunov of his post.15:45 07.11.2017
Over $1.6 million belonging to Russian Postal Service’s ex-director seizedMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has ordered the seizure of over 95 million rubles ($1.6 million) owned by former director of the Russian postal service Pochta Rossii Dmitry Strashnov.09:55 03.11.2017
Teenager to stay detained until February in Moscow region school shooting caseThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Tuesday extended the detention of a 15-year old student, who had allegedly opened fire in his school in the Moscow region, until February 5.13:34 31.10.2017
Investigators seek to extend detention of alleged Moscow region school shooterInvestigators filed a motion with Moscow’s Basmanny District Court seeking to extend detention of a teenager, who had allegedly opened fire in a school in the Moscow region.16:58 30.10.2017
Moscow court upholds arrest in absentia for WADA informant RodchenkovThe Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to arrest in absentia for ex-Director of the WADA-accredited Moscow Laboratory Gregory Rodchenkov, charged with abuse of office.14:41 16.10.2017
Investigators seek to extend house arrest of theater director SerebrennikovInvestigators have lodged a motion to extend the house arrest of a theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, charged with embezzlement, for three months.16:44 12.10.2017
Investigators seek detention of woman allegedly involved in high-profile bribery caseA motion filed by investigators seeking to detain Anastasia Pestrikova, who is reportedly a girlfriend of Dmitry Zakharchenko, former Russian anti-corruption official charged with receiving a large-scale bribe, has reached Moscow’s Basmanny District Court.17:46 29.09.2017
Producer arrested in absentia in theater director embezzlement caseThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has arrested producer Yekaterina Voronova in absentia as part of a 68-million-ruble ($1.1 million) embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov.15:56 28.09.2017
WADA informant arrested in absentia by Russian courtAn arrest warrant has been issued for former Director of the WADA-accredited Moscow Laboratory Gregory Rodchenkov in absentia.11:29 28.09.2017