Opposition-minded ex-mayor sentenced for corruption applies for pardonOusted Yaroslavl ex-mayor Yevgeny Urlashov sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for corruption has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to pardon him.17:43 30.03.2018
Prosecutor demands 15 years in prison for former high-ranking investigatorA prosecutor on Thursday asked a court to sentence ex-chief of the Investigative Committee’s Internal Security Directorate Mikhail Maksimenko charged with taking $550,000 in bribes to15 years in prison.16:49 29.03.2018
Alleged Russian gang leader sentenced to nearly 10 years for extortionThe Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow on Thursday sentenced an alleged gang leader Zachary Kalashov, also known as Shakro Molodoy, to 9 years and 10 months in a high security penal colony as part of a criminal case over extortion of 8 million rubles ($138,600).14:55 29.03.2018
Deputy head of Buryatia’s Emergencies Ministry arrested for alleged corruptionLaw enforcement officers have arrested deputy head of Russia’s Ministry of Emergencies Directorate for the Buryatia Republic Dmitry Unagayev suspected of taking bribes for cover-up during examination of fire safety.10:30 29.03.2018
Investigators seek to detain Dagestan antimonopoly official charged with corruptionInvestigators have filed a motion with Moscow’s Basmanny District Court seeking to detain the chief of the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s Dagestan Directorate Kubasay Kubasayev charged with taking over 3 million rubles ($52,500) in bribes.12:49 23.03.2018
Ex-school principal suspected of taking $9,000 in bribesInvestigators have opened 22 criminal cases against a former principal of one of the Chuvash Republic’s schools on suspicion of receiving more than 500,000 rubles (about $9,000) in bribes and abuse of authority.11:23 20.03.2018
Top Investigative Committee official to testify in notorious bribery case as witnessThe Moscow City Court has summoned the director of the Investigative Committee's Moscow department, General Alexander Drymanov for interrogation as a witness in a bribery case against the Internal Security Directorate’s ex-chief Mikhail Maksimenko.17:25 13.03.2018
Seizure of assets of former anti-corruption official Zakharchenko upheldThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld the seizure of property owned by former Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko charged with corruption.16:59 12.03.2018
Fines for corruption reached $23 million in 2017 – Russian prosecutorsThe sum of fines imposed for corruption offences reached over 1.3 billion rubles ($23 million) in 2017.10:59 06.03.2018
Ex-governor of Russia’s Karelia gets 8 years in prison for corruptionEx-governor of Russia’s Republic of Karelia Andrey Nelidov on Friday was sentenced to 8 years in prison for corruption.16:55 02.03.2018
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