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Russia expects ECHR to pass deliberate ruling on Georgia’s appeal – official

Russia has presented the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) with a huge number of evidence related to an appeal filed by Georgia and expects the court to pass a deliberate ruling in the case, the official representative of Russia Mikhail Galperin has said.

17:43 06.04.2018

Number of wrongly detained persons dropped by over 30% in 5 years – Interior Minister

The number of wrongly detained people has decreased by a third over the last 5 years, Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has said during a meeting dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the ministry’s investigative forces.

16:47 06.04.2018

Bill on video interrogation of witnesses submitted to State Duma

A bill on video interrogation of witnesses in criminal cases has been submitted to the State Duma.

14:23 06.04.2018

Russia does not plan to withdraw from ECHR jurisdiction – official

Russia does not plan to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the official representative of the Russian Federation at the court Mikhail Galperin has said during the meeting on the modern discourse on international legal human rights protection.

13:36 06.04.2018

One more case opened against St. Petersburg Church of Scientology

A criminal case on money laundering has been opened against one of the leaders of the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg.

12:22 06.04.2018

Ex-councilor of Murmansk Region’s governor to go on trial over alleged embezzlement

Investigation into Gennady Shubin, the former councilor of the Murmansk Region’s governor, as well as his alleged accomplices charged with abuse of office and embezzlement of nearly one billion rubles ($17.3 million) has been completed.

11:43 06.04.2018

Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor seeks to block Telegram

The communications agency Roskomnadzor on Friday filed a lawsuit with the Tagansky District Court of Moscow demanding to restrict access to information resources of Telegram messenger in Russia.

10:59 06.04.2018

Russian court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Volkswagen over R-Line brand

The Twentieth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling of a lower court dismissing a 500 million-ruble (about $8.6 million) lawsuit filed by Russian company R-Line against Volkswagen Rus, a subsidiary of German automobile corporation Volkswagen AG.

09:59 06.04.2018

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