Moscow court rules two anti-corruption officials to stay in detentionThe Moscow City Court has ruled to keep two officers of the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, suspected of abuse of office, to stay in detention until February 21.13:21 02.02.2017
Russian court lifts arrest on property of deceased anti-corruption officialThe Moscow City Court has lifted arrest on property belonging to the family of deceased high-ranking official within the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, Boris Kolesnikov.13:57 31.01.2017
Sentencing of Russian top anti-corruption official set for April 14The Moscow City Court will pass a sentence upon Lieutenant General Denis Sugrobov, the former head of the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department who stands charged with organizing a criminal group.16:27 30.01.2017
Ex-judge charged with corruption flees Russia with his familyFormer judge in the Sverdlovsk Region, Maxim Vinogradov, who is suspected of taking 6 million rubles ($101,000) for acquittal in a criminal case, has fled the country with his family.10:37 26.01.2017
Russia ranked 131 in TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2016Transparency International (TI), the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption, published its yearly Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2016, ranking Russia 131 out of 176 countries listed in CPI.17:37 25.01.2017
Russian judge suspected of taking $168,000 in bribesChairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has launched a criminal case against Judge of the Leninsky District Court in the city of Stavropol Inna Popova on suspicion of taking a 10 million-ruble bribe (about $168,000).11:45 23.01.2017
Russian court upholds sentence for opposition-minded mayorThe Yaroslavl Regional Court has upheld a 12.5-year prison sentence handed down to ousted Yaroslavl Mayor Yevgeny Urlashov for corruption.11:54 20.01.2017
High-ranking investigator to stay in detentionThe Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention for the First Deputy Head of the Investigative Committee’s Moscow Directorate, General Denis Nikandrov, who stands charged with taking a large-scale bribe.13:48 19.01.2017
Ex-Economy Minister Ulyukayev appeals extension of his house arrestFormer Russian Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev, who stands charged with extorting a $2 million bribe, has appealed a ruling on extension of his house arrest for three months.13:45 13.01.2017
Investigators seek extension of former Economy Minister Ulyukayev’s house arrestInvestigators have filed a motion with Moscow’s Basmanny District Court seeking to extend for three months the house arrest of Russian Economy Ex-Minister Alexey Ulyukayev, who stands charged with extorting a $2 million bribe.13:13 09.01.2017
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022