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Russian activist’s rally order breach sentence appeal hearing to resume on April 20

The Moscow City Court on Thursday again adjourned an appeal against a 4-year sentence of activist Konstantin Kotov for repeated violations of a rally holding order. During the next hearing on April 20 the court will hear oral arguments.

17:28 16.04.2020

Appeal against ex-penitentiary official’s term for embezzlement postponed for 2 weeks

The Moscow City Court has adjourned an appeal against against a 7-year prison sentence given to ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov for a 263-million-ruble (about $4 million) embezzlement until April 28.

15:39 16.04.2020

Property worth $74 million seized from Yugra bank ex-managers

The Moscow Commercial Court has ruled in favor of the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) seeking to attach cash assets and other properties of former Bank Yugra owner Alexey Khotin, ex-bank board chairman Dmitry Shilyayev, and several corporate bodies worth over 5.5 billion rubles (about $74 million).

14:43 16.04.2020

Detention of Moscow lawyer extended again in $15 mln embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court on Thursday again extended detention of Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion charged with embezzling 1 billion rubles (over $15 million) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM).

13:17 16.04.2020

New case against former culture top official to be heard in St. Petersburg

A new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble embezzlement from the restoration of the Hermitage Museum has reached a St. Petersburg court.

12:55 16.04.2020

New Greatness extremist movement trial adjourned until May due to pandemic

Moscow’s Lyublinsky District Court has postponed hearing of arguments in a case against activists of the New Greatness (“Novoe Velichie”) extremist movement until May 7.

11:53 16.04.2020

Another bank seeks multimillion debt recovery from ex-head of troubled Russian refinery

Russia’s Promsvyazbank has filed a claim to include in a creditors’ list a 22 billion-ruble (about $295 million) debt of of board chairman of New Stream oil and gas company and former co-owner of troubled Antipinsky refinery Dmitry Mazurov charged with the 4 billion-ruble embezzlement (over $60 million).

10:50 16.04.2020

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