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Russia’s police clamp down on criminal gang engaged in illegal sales of lung ventilators

Investigators of Russia’s Interior Ministry could put an end to the activities of a criminal gang whose members are suspected of selling unregistered respiratory medical devices.

18:10 30.04.2020

Journalist's $4,3k claim against football players Kokorin, Mamayev set for May

Moscow’s Savelovsky District Court will conduct a pretrial hearing of a lawsuit filed by TV journalist Olga Ushakova against football players Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev seeking to compensate auto service for her broken car on May 6. The TV host demands over 321,000 rubles ($4,300) for the car damaged by the men in October 2018 during the conflict with her driver.

17:25 30.04.2020

Russia's Supreme Court clarifies procedure for granting loan and mortgage grace periods

Banks are obliged to grant grace periods to individual borrowers whose finances were gravely affected by the measures introduced to combat the coronavirus outbreak, Russia’s Supreme Court materials on specifics of proceedings amid the pandemic read.

15:49 30.04.2020

Fake video about low hazard of COVID-19 blocked by prosecutors

Prosecutors have blocked a fake video underestimating the danger of the spread of coronavirus.

14:04 30.04.2020

Videoconference trials do not violate rights of defendants – Russian Supreme Court

Court proceedings conducted through video link meet the criteria for fair and public hearing of a case and do not violate the rights of accused persons, the Russian Supreme Court explains in its second judicial review published during the pandemic of coronavirus.

13:32 30.04.2020

Pandemic to be a factor in decisions concerning detentions – Russia’s Supreme Court

Russia’s Supreme Court has recommended to take into account quarantine measures introduced in temporary and pretrial detention facilities as a factor to influence court decisions on detentions.

12:57 30.04.2020

Russian Supreme Court classifies parole and asset seizure motions as urgent cases

Petitions for seizure of assets, release on parole and replaceing unsered term with a lesser sentence are cases requiring urgent consideration, the Supreme Court of Russia states in its second judicial review released during the coronavirus pandemic.

11:49 30.04.2020

Recovery of $165 mln from ex-Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister upheld

The Supreme Court of Russia has refused to reconsider a ruling on the recovery of more than 12 billion rubles ($165 million at the current exchange rate) from ex-Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexey Bazhanov as part of a bankruptcy case against Oil Production company.

10:28 30.04.2020

Ex-penitentiary official’s embezzlement sentence mitigated as to holding public posts

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday permitted ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov convicted of the 263-million-ruble (about $4 million) embezzlement to hold public office after release.

00:10 30.04.2020

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