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Moscow court upholds extension of Zakharchenko’s detention

The Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling of a lower court extending detention of former Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko charged with corruption until June 9, RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom.

17:48 17.04.2018

Russian ombudsman proposes to set detention term limits

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has offered the Federation Council to form a working group for developing a bill to set deadlines for detention of suspects and accused persons.

16:36 17.04.2018

Russian nationalist Potkin asks to return his case to prosecutors

Russian nationalist Alexander Potkin (also known as Belov) has asked the Meschansky District Court of Moscow to return embezzlement case against him to prosecutors.

16:25 17.04.2018

Russian children’s writer put on international wanted list on terrorism charges

Children's book writer Daria Itsankova has been put on the international wanted list in a case on aiding and abetting terrorism.

15:43 17.04.2018

FSB officers stop conspiratorial cell of ISIS supporters

Officers of the Federal Security Service (FSB) have put an end to activity of a conspiratorial cell of supporters for the Islamic State terrorist organization prohibited in Russia.

14:50 17.04.2018

Two defendants in case on stealing vintage books plead guilty

Two defendants in a criminal case over stealing rare and antique books from Moscow libraries, Alexander Pepelyayev and Vyacheslav Gutkevich, pleaded guilty on Tuesday.

13:49 17.04.2018

Russian national charged with $4 mln embezzlement extradited from Germany

Russian citizen Yunus Valiyev charged with embezzling over 236 million rubles (about $4 million) has been extradited from Germany.

12:59 17.04.2018

Russian hacking group leader seeks to replace rest of prison term with fine

The leader of Russia’s hacking group Shaltai-Boltai, or Humpty Dumpty, Vladimir Anikeyev sentenced to 2 years in prison has asked the Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow to replace the rest of his term with a fine.

11:49 17.04.2018

Eurotrust bank’s ex-head released from punishment

The Moscow City Court has mitigated sentence for Eurotrust bank’s ex-head Andrey Krysin, who was initially given 8 years in a penal colony in a 3.5 billion-ruble ($57.4 million) embezzlement case, and released him from punishment.

10:59 17.04.2018

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