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Putin toughens punishment for stealing money from banking cards

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill tightening punishment for stealing money from banking cards or digital wallets into law.

17:59 24.04.2018

Russian Human Rights Council asks European Commissioner to intervene in Odnovol’s case

Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights has asked Council of Europe Commissioner Dunja Mijatović to intervene in the case of Yelena Odnovol, an activist of the Volunteers of Victory movement, who was arrested in Ukraine.

16:59 24.04.2018

Ex-CEO of Russian largest shipping company gets 12 years for embezzlement

Ex-CEO of Russia’s major shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF) Dmitry Skarga has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in absentia for embezzling over 8 billion rubles ($130 million).

15:49 24.04.2018

Jury panel to review case on organization of major gang

The Moscow Regional Court has ruled to review a criminal case against alleged leader of the notorious Pushkinsky gang Dmitry Zavyalov with the participation of a jury panel.

14:59 24.04.2018

U.S. medicine import ban must not infringe disabled rights – Russian ombudsman

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has stated that the life quality of disabled persons must not decline because of probable prohibition of medicinal products import from the United States.

13:59 24.04.2018

Russian lawyers back bill on legal defense of suspects by their relatives

The Federal Chamber of Lawyers has endorsed a bill permitting suspects to be defended in courts by their close relatives.

12:41 24.04.2018

Russian Supreme Court clarifies details of crime grade mitigation

The Supreme Court of Russia has clarified details of mitigating classification of a crime noting that there are several important factors to be considered with individual responsibility being one of them.

11:30 24.04.2018

Putin toughens punishment for state procurement violations

President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill toughening punishment for violations in the field of procurement for state and municipal needs into law.

10:23 24.04.2018

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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