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Chinese citizen convicted of stealing brilliant appeals sentence

Chinese citizen Liu Limay has appealed her 3-year prison sentence for stealing a brilliant worth 6 million rubles ($106,000) from a jewellery exhibition.

17:29 12.05.2017

Eleventh suspect in St. Petersburg terror attack put in detention

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday ruled to place Mukhamadyusup Ermatov, suspected of involvement in the terror attack in St. Petersburg metro, in detention until July 10.

16:57 12.05.2017

Criminal case against Rusnano ex-head Melamed reaches court

A criminal case against Leonid Melamed, former chief of the Russian nanotechnology corporation Rusnano who stands charged with embezzlement, has reached the Cheremushkinsky District Court.

15:55 12.05.2017

Vneshprombank ex-president gets 9 years in prison for $2 mln embezzlement

Moscow’s Khamovnichesky District Court on Friday sentenced ex-Vneshprombank president Larisa Markus to 9 years in prison for embezzling 114 billion rubles (about $2 billion).

13:42 12.05.2017

Investigators seek detention for man allegedly related to St. Petersburg terror attack

Russian investigators have asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to detain Mukhamadyusup Ermatov, supposedly related to alleged suicide bomber Akbarzhon Dzhalilov.

12:28 12.05.2017

Russia’s Hermitage Museum recognized as victim in embezzlement case

The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has been recognized as victim in a case over large scale embezzlement during construction and restoration of the museum’s facilities.

10:44 12.05.2017

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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).

12:53 09.12.2025

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.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025