Preliminary hearing in case of ex-policemen accused of drug planting set for October 28The Moscow City Court will conduct a preliminary hearing with regard to a case against former police officers, who have allegedly planted drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov, on October 28.18:09 22.10.2020
Sentence of actor Efremov in fatal car crash case reduced by 6 monthsThe Moscow City Court on Thursday reduced jail sentence of actor Mikhail Efremov in a fatal car crash case by 6 months, from 8 to 7.5 years.17:20 22.10.2020
Moscow lawmaker sentenced to suspended term for $30,000 embezzlementThe Moscow City Duma lawmaker Oleg Sheremetyev on Thursday received a 4-year suspended sentence with further 4-year probation for the 2 million-ruble (about $30,000) budget funds embezzlement.16:16 22.10.2020
Ex-CEO of Far Eastern Energy Company gets 2.5 years in jail for $9 mln embezzlementEx-Director General of the Far Eastern Energy Company Victor Milush has been sentenced to 2.5 years in penal colony for embezzling over 680 million rubles (about $9 million).15:28 22.10.2020
Refusal to release activist convicted of assault on officer on parole upheldThe Sverdlovsk Regional Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s refusal to release activist Kirill Zhukov, who had committed an assault on a National Guard officer during an unauthorized rally in Moscow on July 27, 2019, on parole.14:04 22.10.2020
Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov freed from detention as part of double murder caseThe Krasnoyarsk Krai Court has released local businessman Anatoly Bykov charged with double homicide masterminding from detention.13:32 22.10.2020
Justice Ministry’s commission strikes 7 persons off ECHR judicial candidacy listRussia’s Justice Ministry under the chairmanship of its head Konstantin Chuichenko has excluded 7 out of 34 judicial candidates for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) during the first meeting of the candidacy selection commission.12:01 22.10.2020
Appeal of former MInBank managers against $2.5 bln recovery ruling set for winterThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear and appeal of ex-top managers of the Moscow Industrial Bank (MInBank) against an order to pay 198.06 billion rubles (over $2.5 billion at the current exchange rate) in damages on December 2.11:26 22.10.2020
Probusinessbank’s $30 mln claim against ex-CEO of collector agency dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed an application filed by Probusinessbank seeking to collect over 2 billion rubles (about $30 million at the current exchange rate) from ex-CEO of Life collector agency Sergey Kalachev sentenced earlier to 6.5 years in prison for embezzling the bank’s funds.10:53 22.10.2020
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022