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AFK Sistema chairman Yevtushenkov keeps working despite house arrest

Vladimir Yevtushenkov, the board chairman of Russia’s holding company AFK Sistema, has been permitted to attend his office, despite being placed under house arrest earlier, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing his attorney Vladimir Kozin.

17:38 29.09.2014

Russian socialite sentenced to 12 months of community service for assault

A magistrates’ court in Moscow has sentenced popular journalist and socialite Bozhena Rynska to 12 months of community service for beating up an NTV correspondent and damaging the television company’s property, a RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom.

17:08 29.09.2014

Russian billionaire Gleb Fetisov denied $14 mln bail again

The Moscow City Court on Monday once again refused to release billionaire Gleb Fetisov, who is accused of embezzlement from his bank, on 555-million-rubles ($14.3 million) bail.

16:00 29.09.2014

Spanish government contests Catalonian independence referendum

The Spanish government has decided to request that the Constitutional Court analyze the legality of the planned independence referendum in Catalonia, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told journalists after the cabinet’s emergency meeting on Monday.

15:42 29.09.2014

Kellogg subsidiary turns to Russian court over $2.4 million in taxes

Kellogg Rus, a subsidiary of the US cereals manufacturer, has filed a complaint with the Voronezh Region Commercial Court against the Federal Tax Service’s decision to collect over 90 million rubles ($2.3 million) in tax arrears from the company, the court told RAPSI on Monday.

13:45 29.09.2014

Russians may be entitled to compensations for unjust foreign court rulings

Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, may approve in October amendments to the federal law allowing Russian nationals who claim damage due to unjust decisions passed by foreign courts to apply for compensation.

12:58 29.09.2014

Ural Rakhimov allegedly used his father’s position to steal Bashneft shares

Ural Rakhimov has stolen shares in oil company Bashneft by allegedly taking advantage of the position of his father Murtaza Rakhimov, a former Bashkortostan President, according to Moscow City Court records.

12:09 29.09.2014

Ex-president of Eurotrust bank charged with $87 mln fraud

Andrei Krysin, former president and co-owner of the bankrupt Eurotrust bank, has been charged with fraud in a case involving 3.4 billion rubles ($87.8 million), Kommersant newspaper writes on Monday.

10:44 29.09.2014

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