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Investigative Committee recovers $850k from its ex-officers convicted of embezzlement

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s decision to recover over 64 million rubles ($850,000) from ex-officers of Russia’s Investigative Committee and other defendants in a case over embezzlement concerning procurement of materials and equipment for repairs of the Committee’s buildings.

17:16 08.04.2020

Russian business ombudsman strives for working on digital legal proceedings

Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov has forwarded a proposal to creat a working group on the introduction of digital judicial proceedings to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.

15:05 08.04.2020

Rolf car dealer’s top manager to stay under house arrest until late May

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld extension of house arrest of of Anatoly Kairo, the development department director of the major car dealer Rolf involved in a case over siphoning 4 billion rubles (about $60 million) abroad, until May 25.

14:26 08.04.2020

Suspect in coronavirus church vandalism arrested in St. Petersburg

A suspect in the writing of the coronavirus comments on the wall of one of the St. Petersburg churches has been arrested by anti-extremism police.

12:50 08.04.2020

Russian radio journalist accused of justifying terrorism goes on trial

The Second West District Military Court will start hearing a case against journalist of the radio Echo of Moscow in Pskov Svetlana Prokopyeva charged with justifying terrorism on April 20.

12:37 08.04.2020

Police $132k claim against organizers of illegal Moscow summer rallies set for April 15

Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court will continue hearing a lawsuit filed by the Interior Ministry seeking to recover over 10 million rubles ($132,000 at the current exchange rate) from the organizers of the unauthorized summer rallies on April 15.

10:59 08.04.2020

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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

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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