Viktor Bout’s wife amends defamation suit against TV channelThe wife of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, convicted in the US, has amended her defamation suit against Ren TV. The network aired a documentary entitled “The Mafia of the Soviet Union” in November 2012 which referred to her husband as a “Lord of War” and a Russian mob boss.12:01 22.04.2013
“Lord of war” title for Viktor Bout challenged in Russian courtThe wife of Viktor Bout, the Russian businessman who was sentenced last year in the US to a 25-year prison term on charges of attempted illegal arms trafficking, told RAPSI Tuesday that she has filed a defamation claim against popular Russian television station REN TV.19:04 09.04.2013
House arrest of suspect in Defense Ministry property scandal extendedThe Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow has extended the detention of Yevgenia Vasilyeva, former CEO of the Defense Ministry's Property Management Department who has been charged as part of the 13 billion rubles ($433 million) fraud case until May 23.15:21 20.03.2013
Arrest of former official in defense holding fraud extendedThe Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow on Friday extended the house arrest of former Defense Ministry Property Department head Yevgenia Vasilyeva.15:54 18.01.2013
Money laundering claim against Khodorkovsky overstatedThe Khamovniki District Court overstated in its ruling the money laundering claim against former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, the Moscow City Court's presidium has ruled on Wednesday.15:33 16.01.2013
Defense Ministry official arrested in embezzlement probeThe Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow has confirmed that Nikolai Ryabykh, a high-ranking Defense Ministry official, has been arrested for his involvement in the recently infamous Oboronservice defense holding case.11:55 16.01.2013
Arrest of suspect in defense holding case found lawfulThe Moscow City Court has upheld the arrest of Yekaterina Smetanova, a major suspect in the Oboronservis defense holding embezzlement case.17:50 21.11.2012
Pussy Riot attorneys terminate agreement with band membersThe defense team for the convicted Pussy Riot members have terminated their agreement with the group. "This was a mutual decision, which we discussed previously. Our presence in the case only threatens their release. This was made clear to us today," says attorney Mark Feygin.16:58 19.11.2012
Decision on Samutsevich' role in Pussy Riot extremism case to be made Nov. 20The Moscow Zamoskvoretsky District Court will consider on November 20 whether to allow freed Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich to join as a concerned party in the case launched by prosecutors last week to declare as extremist video footage of Pussy Riot's punk rock prayer.13:56 15.11.2012
Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova seeks sentence deferment until child comes of ageNadezhda Tolokonnikova, who was sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral, has asked the court to postpone her sentence until her daughter comes of age.17:11 07.11.2012
Suspect involved in Defense Ministry holding case arrestedThe Moscow Khamovnichesky District Court has sanctioned the arrest of Yekaterina Smetanova, suspected of fraud in the Oboronservis case for selling property on Moscow's Smolensky Bulvar at reduced prices.10:46 02.11.2012
Pussy Riot again denied permission to serve term in MoscowPussy Riot punk band members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, sentenced to two years in prison for disorderly conduct based on religious hatred, have again been denied the permission to serve their term in a Moscow pretrial detention center.12:54 16.10.2012
Pussy Riot member Samutsevich sentence reduced to probationThe Moscow City Court commuted Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich’s hooliganism sentence from two years in a prison colony to immediate release with probation Wednesday during the group’s appeal of its collective sentence for hooliganism motivated by religious enmity.14:43 10.10.2012
Arrest warrant issued for man accused of damaging Orthodox iconsA Moscow district court issued an arrest warrant for Yuri Piotrovsky, who allegedly poured ink on two icons at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral.17:16 19.09.2012
Pussy Riot appeals sentenceMembers of the punk rock group Pussy Riot have appealed the Moscow Khamovnichesky District Court's decision sentencing the women to two years in prison for their protest at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.11:01 28.08.2012
Anonymous allegedly hacks into Pussy Riot court websiteA hacker group alleged to be affiliated with Anonymous took over the website of Moscow's Khamovnichesky District Court on Tuesday, using the opportunity to post anti-government slogans and obscene film clips of flamboyant Bulgarian singer Aziz. Last Friday, the Khamovnichesky District Court handed down a guilty verdict and sentenced Pussy Riot members for hooliganism in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.10:53 21.08.2012
Pussy Riot members not to seek pardonThe Pussy Riot punk band members convicted for hooliganism will not seek a pardon, according to defense attorney Nikolai Polozov.10:42 20.08.2012
Pussy Riot sentencing - live coverageThe Russian Legal Information Agency is hosting a live text broadcast of the Pussy Riot sentencing hearing from Moscow’s Khamovnichesky District Court.18:48 16.08.2012
State protection granted to Pussy Riot presiding judgeMoscow Khamovnichesky District Court judge Marina Syrova, who is presiding over the high-profile Pussy Riot case was granted state protection due to reported threats.14:10 16.08.2012
Pussy Riot sentence to be broadcast in separate court hall for pressThe Khamovnichesky District Court will broadcast the Pussy Riot punk rock band's sentence in a separate hall for the press.14:43 09.08.2012