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Russian collector demands $286,000 from acquitted art expert Basner

Art collector Andrey Vasilyev has filed a lawsuit seeking to recover 16.2 million rubles ($286,000) from Russian art expert Yelena Basner, who has earlier been acquitted of fraud, for value appraisal of a painting.

17:50 06.06.2017

Defendants in Culture Ministry embezzlement case pay $2.3 mln in damages

Former Deputy Minister of Culture Grigory Pirumov and other defendants in the so-called case of restorers have paid about 163 million rubles in damages ($2.3 million).

15:45 06.06.2017

Rosneft’s $3 billion lawsuit against AFK Sistema set for June 27

The Commercial Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan has set hearings in a lawsuit filed by Russia’s oil giant Rosneft against AFK Sistema holding company for June 27.

15:02 06.06.2017

Victims in Nemtsov murder case believe investigation is incomplete

Lawyer Olga Mikhailova has questioned the completeness of investigation into the case over murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.

13:31 06.06.2017

ECHR awards over €15,000 to ex-Yukos security chief sentenced to life

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has awarded over €15,000 in compensation including costs and expenses to former Yukos security chief Alexey Pichugin sentenced in Russia to life in prison.

13:26 06.06.2017

Moscow court extends detention of ex-FSB officer in bribery case

The Moscow District Military Court has extended detention of Vlad Novikov, former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), who stands charged with taking a 5-million-ruble bribe (about $88,100 at the current exchange rate) until July 6.

12:25 06.06.2017

Bashkiria’s authorities join dispute between Rosneft and Sistema

The Commercial Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan has joined local authorities to the lawsuit filed by Russia’s oil giant Rosneft against AFK Sistema holding company.

11:42 06.06.2017

Vice-governor of Russia’s Vladimir Region charged with bribery

Vice-governor of the Vladimir Region Yelena Mazanko has been charged with two instances of receiving bribes of large and exceptionally large scale.

10:59 06.06.2017

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