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Sentence in case over deadly robbery against prosecutor assistant upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld sentence in a case over home-invasion robbery against a prosecutor assistant Dmitry Nekrasov that had resulted in his death.

19:04 21.04.2020

Over 2 mln cases considered by Russian courts during coronavirus lockdown

Russian courts considered over 2 million cases and materials during the coronavirus quarantine, from March 18 to April 20, RAPSI was told in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

17:15 21.04.2020

Alleged organizer of infamous crime lord arrested in absentia by Moscow court

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for an alleged mastermind of the murder of a crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov committed in July 2009.

16:59 21.04.2020

Ex-Sakhalin governor Khoroshavin to stand trial on bribery charges

The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court will consider a new bribery case against ex-governor of the Sakhalin Region Alexander Khoroshavin, who had been earlier convicted of corruption.

15:34 21.04.2020

Transaero seeks for bankruptcy of ex-airline top managers

Commercial courts will consider bankruptcy claims filed by Transaerp air carrier against its two former top managers Maria Akchurina and Dmitry Lipinsky in summer.

13:51 21.04.2020

Sberbank demands $1.7 bln from ex-head of troubled Russian refinery

One of the largest Russian banks Sberbank seeks to add a debt 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) estimated at more than 128 billion rubles ($1.7 billion) to the creditors’ list.

10:48 21.04.2020

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