$3 million defamation suit filed against eccentric Russian lawmakerTverskoy District Court in Moscow has accepted a 100 million ruble ($2.9 million) lawsuit against Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky for harming the reputation of the Azerbaijani people, the court’s press secretary, Yekaterina Krotova, told RAPSI.13:45 16.07.2014
Court rules against widow in Bentley car crash suitMoscow’s Tverskoi Court has ruled in favor of the defendant in a 60 million ruble ($1.75 million) lawsuit filed by Irina Mikhailova, the widow of Alexander Onisonyan who was killed in a traffic accident, her attorney Maxim Stolyarov told RAPSI on Friday. The defendant in the case was auto dealer Bruklands.16:26 04.07.2014
Convicted Moscow riots activist applies for release on paroleYaroslav Belousov convicted of participation in Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots has filed an application with Moscow‘s Tverskoy District Court to be released on parole.10:40 30.06.2014
Russian ex-deputy agriculture minister placed on international wanted listMoscow's Tverskoy District Court has issued an arrest order against former Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexey Bazhanov in absentia and placed him on the international wanted list.16:02 24.03.2014
Court rules against Kadyrov's lawyer in defamation suit against KommersantThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has ruled against attorney Andrei Krasnenkov in his lawsuit against Kommersant Publishing House, according to Andrei Kozenko, a journalist and one of the defendants. Krasnenkov was Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov’s legal council until recently.16:56 04.03.2014
Muscovite paralyzed after alleged crime sentenced to six yearsMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court sentenced to six years in prison Monday Muscovite Vladimir Topekhin, a 31-year-old former auditor that was badly injured in a car accident after having committed his alleged crime, his attorney told RAPSI.11:43 14.01.2014
Fugitive mogul Polonsky's assets worth $100 mln frozenTverskoy District Court of Moscow on Monday seized foreign companies' stock owned by fugitive real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky, Russian Interior Ministry reports. The ruling came as a restrictive measure in the embezzlement case in which Polonsky was arrested in absentia last year.14:25 13.01.2014
Artist faces hooliganism charges after nailing genitals to Red SquareMoscow police has initiated a criminal case on the charges of hooliganism against performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky, who attracted international attention after nailing his scrotum to the cobblestones in Moscow’s Red Square.10:29 15.11.2013
Man who nailed genitals to Red Square released from courtMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court remanded to police the case against Pyotr Pavlensky, who was detained Sunday after nailing his scrotum to the cobblestones of Moscow’s Red Square, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.16:04 11.11.2013
Moscow court declares Hermitage Capital CEO's prosecution lawfulThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow on Tuesday rejected the appeals of Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder’s defense against the initiation of criminal case against him.10:07 08.10.2013
Moscow court orders detention of Kazakh oligarch's associate in fraud caseMoscow's Tverskoy District Court ordered the detention of Yelena Tischenko, a close associate of Kazakh billionaire and former chairman of the board of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, on fraud and money laundering charges.15:54 03.09.2013
Businessman arrested for suspected $1,5 million Olympic developer embezzlementMoscow's Tverskoy District Court has ruled to detain the CEO of a company suspected of having embezzled more than 50 million rubles ($1,5 million) from the Olympic development funds.14:10 03.09.2013
Former Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation suit to be heard on August 2On August 2 the Tverskoi District Court in Moscow will resume the hearing of the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Pussy Riot lawyers against Kommersant Publishers and lawyer Irina Khrunova, who represented one of the punk group members during the cassation stage.15:03 16.07.2013
Hermitage Capital CEO sentenced to nine years in absentiaThe Tverskoi District Curt in Moscow on Thursday found Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder guilty of tax evasion and sentenced him in absentia to nine years in a low security correctional prison, RAPSI reports from the court.15:25 11.07.2013
Moscow court finds Magnitsky guilty of tax evasionThe Tverskoy District Court in Moscow has convicted the late British Hermitage Capital Fund auditor Sergei Magnitsky of tax evasion.12:43 11.07.2013
Moscow court refuses to hold conference call with BrowderMoscow's Tverskoy District Court on Wednesday refused to explain his rights to Hermitage Capital fund CEO William Browder, who has been charged with tax evasion, or to hold a conference call with him.14:32 26.06.2013
Magnitsky/Browder hearing postponed until defense attorney shows upThe Tverskoy District Court in Moscow has postponed the hearing into the Magnitsky-Browder case until June 26 due to the absence of Browder's attorney, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Friday.14:53 21.06.2013
New defense attorney appointed to Magnitsky/Browder caseThe Tverskoy Court of Moscow on Tuesday ruled that a new defense attorney must be appointed in the case against Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who who was charged with evading taxes and died in detention in 2009, and Hermitage CEO William Browder.14:36 18.06.2013
Defense microchip producer managers' detention extendedMoscow's Tverskoy District Court extended until August 2 the arrest of Alexeid Tabolkin, Deputy General Director of Russian integrated circuit manufacturer Angstrem, as well as its former Chief Financial Officer Nikolai Pereverzev on suspicion of the embezzlement of 75.5 million rubles ($2.4 million).17:20 03.06.2013
Detention extended for Russian peddler of executive positionsThe Tverskoy District Court has extended until August 3 the detention of Alexander Rumyantsev, who is suspected of "selling" executive and law enforcement positions.15:53 03.06.2013