Deputy Culture Minister Pirumov pleads guilty to stealing $1.6 mln of public fundsDeputy Culture Minister Grigoriy Pirumov pleaded guilty to stealing 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) of public funds, investigator said during a hearing in the Moscow City Court on Thursday.12:05 10.11.2016
Ex-top tourism official Amunts to stay in jail over embezzlement allegationsThe Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Dmitry Amunts, former deputy head of the Federal Tourism Agency (Rosturizm), who is suspected of embezzling 29 billion rubles ($457 million) from now-defunct Mezhprombank.10:44 03.11.2016
Seizure of assets owned by wife of Russian Komi Republic’s ex-head Gaizer upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld the seizure of assets belonging to the wife of Vyacheslav Gaizer, former head of Russia’s Komi Republic who stands charged with fraud and organized crime related violations.15:38 02.11.2016
Russian ex-colonel sentenced to 12 years for treasonThe Moscow City Court has sentenced former colonel of Russian Armed Forces Andrei Belyayev to 12 years in high security penal colony for treason.16:15 27.10.2016
Detention of Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko upheld by Moscow courtThe Moscow City Court has upheld detention of Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, who was allegedly spying on Russia’s Armed Forces and National Guard.13:36 27.10.2016
Appeal against LinkedIn blocking in Russia set for November 10The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against blocking of business and employment-oriented social networking service LinkedIn on November 10.13:54 26.10.2016
Sentence upheld for engineer involved in Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlementThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the sentence given to Sergei Ostrovsky, ex-Chief Engineer of State Design Institute for Special Construction, for embezzling over 14.5 million rubles ($233,700) allocated for the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East.11:34 26.10.2016
Russian court to review sentences for former Bank of Moscow managersThe Moscow City Court will review prison sentences for former top managers of the Bank of Moscow, convicted of embezzling over 1 billion rubles (about $13mln) from the bank, on October 25.16:10 21.10.2016
Moscow City Court upholds ruling to launch defamation case against NavalnyThe Moscow City Court has upheld the ruling to launch the defamation case against Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny.17:07 18.10.2016
Sakhalin ex-governor Khoroshavin to stay in detention until February 27The Moscow City Court has extended detention of former Sakhalin governor Alexander Khoroshavin who stands charged with corruption.15:00 18.10.2016
Russian tycoon Polonsky demands judge withdrawalDefense of Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky demanded the court to withdraw Sergei Gruzdev, a judge of the Moscow City Court, who is reviewing a motion by an investigator over extension of Polonsky’s detention.13:43 17.10.2016
Moscow court revokes seizure of Russian ex-governor Belykh’s propertyThe Moscow City Court has overturned seizure of assets owned by the Kirov region ex-governor Nikita Belykh, who stands accused of taking a large scale bribe.18:20 12.10.2016
Seizure of Ukrainian billionaire Grigorishin’s paintings upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld seizure of paintings belonging to Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin, who allegedly evaded hundreds of millions of rubles in taxes.16:15 12.10.2016
Moscow court upholds ban on Golos NGOThe Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling on liquidation of the Golos association in defense of voters’ rights.16:34 10.10.2016
Moscow court mitigates sentence for metro accident case defendantsThe Moscow City Court has mitigated the sentence for four convicted defendants in the case over Moscow metro crash that left 24 people dead by putting them in penal settlement.15:22 07.10.2016
Refusal to open case against Domodedovo owner over 2004 terror attacks upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld investigators’ refusal to open a new criminal case against Domodedovo owner Dmitriy Kamenshchik in relation to 2004 terror attacks in the airport.17:08 28.09.2016
Moscow court upholds detention of Russian anti-corruption officialThe Moscow City Court has upheld the ruling of a lower court on detention of Dmitry Zakharchenko, Russian anti-corruption official, who is charged with receiving a large-scale bribe.13:34 27.09.2016
Russian technical university educator gets 7 years in prison for treasonThe Moscow City Court has sentenced the Moscow State Technical University’s lecturer Vladimir Lapygin to 7 years in high-security prison for treason.16:30 23.09.2016
Imam accused of justifying terrorism to stay under house arrestThe Moscow City Court has upheld the extension of the house arrest term for Moscow imam Makhmud Velitov, who is charged with justifying terrorism.14:33 15.09.2016
Moscow court extends detention of five defendants in large corruption caseThe Moscow City Court has extended detention of five defendants who are charged with corruption in relation to criminal case against Vyacheslav Gaizer, former head of Russia’s Komi Republic.10:39 15.09.2016