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Russia’s antimonopoly watchdog proposes tougher punishment for cartel

The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service has submitted advanced bills toughening punishment for cartel to the government.

17:43 06.09.2019

Moscow tax official charged with taking 150k euros in bribes to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court on Friday upheld an order of the pre-trial detention of a Federal Tax Service Inspectorate official Maria Andreyanova charged with taking bribes amounting to 150,000 euros.

17:30 06.09.2019

Moscow court arrests owner of major car dealer Rolf in absentia

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for the owner of major car dealer Rolf Sergey Petrov in absentia. He is charged with siphoning 4 billion rubles ($63 million) abroad. Earlier, he was put on the international wanted list.

16:23 06.09.2019

Russian lawyer Yakubovsky declared bankrupt

The Moscow Regional Commercial Court has declared businessman and lawyer Dmitry Yakubovsky bankrupt.

15:34 06.09.2019

Ex-CEO of Rolf car dealer arrested in absentia in $63 mln siphoning case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday arrested ex-CEO of Rolf car dealer Tatiana Lukovetskaya in absentia as part of a case over siphoning 4 billion rubles ($63 million) from Russia.

14:57 06.09.2019

Charges dropped against ex-Rosneft top manager - Russia’s business ombudsman

A criminal case against a former vice-president of Rosneft oil company Anatoly Loktionov, who stood charged with embezzlement, was closed, the press service of the Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov reported Friday.

13:02 06.09.2019

Russian troubled refinery’s bankruptcy case set for December

The Tyumen Regional Commercial Court has scheduled hearing on merits of the Antipinsky oil refinery’s bankruptcy case for December 10.

12:09 06.09.2019

Syrian president expresses readiness to facilitate Russian minors' return home

Syrian president Bashar Hafez al-Assad has expressed his readiness to facilitate return of Russian minors to home during his meeting with Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova in Damascus.

11:18 06.09.2019

Convicted football stars Kokorin, Mamayev granted parole

A court in the Belgorod Region on Friday granted parole to Russian footballers Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev.

10:40 06.09.2019

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

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