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Baltic Fleet inspection officer fined $4,200 for corruption

The head of the Baltic Fleet Port State Control Inspection’ inspector department Vladimir Dzboyev has been sentenced to a 240,000 ruble fine ($4,200) for taking bribes.

18:13 08.06.2017

Lawyer asks to acquit alleged killer of Russian opposition politician Nemtsov

Lawyer Mark Kaverzin has asked jurors to acquit Zaur Dadayev, who stands charged with killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.

16:56 08.06.2017

St. Petersburg Church of Scientology executive director put in detention

The Nevsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Thursday ordered the detention of executive director of Church of Scientology local religious group, Galina Shurinova, until August 5.

15:50 08.06.2017

Businessman to go on trial in Moscow Citibank hostage taking case

A criminal case against businessman Aram Petrosyan charged with taking hostages in a Moscow branch of Citibank, has been forwarded to court for hearing.

13:56 08.06.2017

Ex-chief accountant of Russian theater company pleads guilty to embezzlement

Ex-chief accountant of the Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayeva, who stands charged with embezzling public funds allocated for promotion of art, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with investigation.

11:49 08.06.2017

Recovery of $90 mln from Russian ex-banker Gitelson to be reviewed

The Commercial Court of the North-Western District has forwarded a provision to recover of 5.06 billion rubles (about $90 million) from ex-chairman of Inkasbank Alexander Gitelson for a review.

10:58 08.06.2017

Moscow court sets aside oceanarium developer’s $11 bln lawsuit against offshore

The Moscow Commercial Court has adjourned until June 22 a 633 billion rubles (about $11 billion) lawsuit filed by the developer of the construction project for Marine Gardens oceanarium in Moscow against Facebook Trading Limited company registered in Cyprus.

09:30 08.06.2017

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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).

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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

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.

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