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Prosecutor seeks 5.5 years in jail for construction firm's ex-CEO charged with tax evasion

The prosecution demanded to sentence former head of the Mostovik construction firm Oleg Shishov, charged with 500 million rubles tax evasion ($7.8 million), to 5.5 years in prison.

18:00 09.09.2016

Russian nationals detained in Poland on charges of aiding and abetting ISIS - report

A court in Bialystok, the largest city in northeastern Poland, ordered detention of four Russian nationals from Chechnya charged with accessory in financing and recruiting militants for extremist organizations operating in Iraq and Syria including the Islamic State.

15:49 09.09.2016

Russian banker Gitelson owes Finance Committee of Leningrad Region $23 mln - court

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has granted an application filed by the Finance Committee of the Leningrad Region seeking to include the debt of bankrupted businessman and banker Alexander estimated at 1.46 billion rubles ($23 million) on the list of creditors' claims.

12:29 09.09.2016

Criminal case against alleged assailants of ambulance transferred to court

A criminal case against two residents of Russia’s Irkutsk Region over assault against an ambulance during road incident has been transferred to court.

10:51 09.09.2016

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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