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Summa Group owners accused of one more embezzlement count

Summa Group owner Ziyavudin Magomedov and his brother, the company’s co-owner Magomed Magomedov, who are charged with organizing a criminal gang and embezzlement, have been additionally accused by investigators of stealing 300 million rubles ($4.6 million).

18:02 01.11.2018

Major anti-piracy agreement signed by Russia’s largest media companies

Yandex, Mail.ru, Kinopoisk and other large Russian media companies have signed a memorandum on cooperation in fight against distribution of pirated content.

17:09 01.11.2018

Two defendants in Kemerovo mall bribery case detained, one more arrested in absentia

The Central District Court of Kemerovo on Thursday ordered detention of two defendants in a case over bribery during reconstruction of Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall’s building, that became a site of deadly fire in March 2018, and issued an arrest warrant for another one in absentia.

15:59 01.11.2018

Ex-Russian judge gets 3 years for extortion of $8,000 bribe

A court in the Stavropol Territory has sentenced Makhach Aliyev, a former judge from Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Dagestan, to 3 years in high security prison for extorting 500,000 rubles (about $8,000) from the mother of one of persons on trial.

14:53 01.11.2018

Corruption case launched over reconstruction of ill-fated Kemerovo mall

Investigators have launched a criminal case over bribery during reconstruction of Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall’s building in Kemerovo that became a site of deadly fire in March 2018 leaving 60 people dead.

13:59 01.11.2018

Russian prosecutors urge to lower age of criminal liability for illegal weapon purchase

Prosecutors have proposed the lowering of an age of criminal responsibility for ammunition trafficking in Russia from 16 to 14 years.

12:59 01.11.2018

Quality of preliminary investigation in Russia drops – prosecutors

The quality of preliminary investigation in Russia has dropped sharply recently.

11:59 01.11.2018

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