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Regional high-ranking official suspected of receiving bribes

A criminal case has been opened against vice-governor of the Kirov Region Andrey Plitko suspected of receiving bribes.

18:24 03.04.2020

Russian woman fined $400 for fake coronavirus news

A court in Russia’s Chelyabinsk fined a local woman, who had published false information about the number of coronavirus positive people on her VKontakte page, 30,000 rubles ($400).

17:32 03.04.2020

Resident of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan fined $200 for self-isolation breach

A magistrate judge on Friday fined a resident of Ufa, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan, 15,000 rubles ($200) for breaching the self-isolation order.

15:48 03.04.2020

Alleged leader of Russia’s Aum Shinrikyo cell goes on trial

The South District Military Court will consider a case against Mikhail Ustyantsev, an alleged organizer of a Russian cell of Aum Shinrikyo organization prohibited in Russia.

15:00 03.04.2020

Investigators seek to detain three investigations officials on abuse of office charges

The Investigative Committee has filed a motion with Moscow’s Basmanny District Court seeking to place three senior investigations official in detention until June 1. Two deputy chiefs of the Interior Ministry’s Investigations Department Alexander Biryukov and Alexander Krakovsky as well as senior investigator for especially important cases Alexander Bryantsev are charged with abuse of power.

11:35 03.04.2020

Wanted ex-judge arrested on bribery allegations

A wanted ex-magistrate judge, who had allegedly took bribes for delivering rulings declaring rightsof ownership of property units, was arrested in Russia’s Saratov region.

10:43 03.04.2020

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

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