Trial & Litigation

Zakharchenko’s $8 mln assets forfeited to the state by court

Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court has forfeited to the state assets worth nearly 500 million rubles ($8 million) owned by the former Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko charged with taking bribes and his relatives upon a motion filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office.

17:26 05.04.2019

Twitter fined for storing data of Russian users abroad

A magistrate court in Moscow on Friday fined Twitter 3,000 rubles (about $50) for storing data of Russian users abroad.

16:55 05.04.2019

Regional lawmaker charged with bribery freed from jail, put under house arrest

A court in the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky released regional lawmaker Valery Bykov charged with corruption from detention.

15:20 05.04.2019

Escaped defendant in $62 mln embezzlement case involving ex-minister Abyzov arrested

Investigators have arrested a fugitive defendant in the 4-billion-ruble ($62 million) embezzlement case involving ex-Russian Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov.

14:51 05.04.2019

Prosecutor to demand punishment for alleged Norwegian spy on April 9

A prosecutor will seek punishment for Frode Berg, a citizen of Norway charged with espionage related to Russian navy, during the oral argument hearing on April 9.

13:24 05.04.2019

Justice Ministry to increase number of arbitration courts in Russia

The Justice Ministry’s arbitration council has recommended to include two organizations, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the Arbitration Chamber for Sport, in Russia’s list of arbitration courts.

10:54 05.04.2019

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