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Murder case against ex-owner of Russian confectionary to be heard by jury

A criminal case against Ilya Averyanov, former owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik, who had allegedly killed a guard during the shooting on the factory’s premises, will be considered by jurors.

18:01 18.11.2019

Prosecutor seeks life imprisonment for four accused of St. Petersburg metro terror act

A prosecutor on Monday demanded life imprisonment for four main defendants in the St. Petersburg metro terror attack case.

17:48 18.11.2019

Russian man gets 5.5 years in prison for beating pregnant woman

A court in Russia’s Republic of Komi has sentenced a 26-year local citizen to 5.5 years in prison for torture and threat against a pregnant woman.

16:52 18.11.2019

Butina thanks human rights commissioner Moskalkova for return to Russia

Maria Butina, who had been earlier sentenced to 18 months in U.S. prison for acting as a foreign agent, on Monday thanked federal ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova in person for support and assistance in her return to Russia.

15:44 18.11.2019

Participant of unauthorized Moscow rally pleads guilty to violence against policeman

Pavel Novikov, a participant of the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27, on Monday pleaded guilty to using force against a police officer.

14:50 18.11.2019

Moscow court upholds detention of one more activist accused of force against police

The Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed against detention of Vladimir Yemelyanov, charged with using force against law enforcement officers during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27.

13:33 18.11.2019

Alleged killer of Ingushetia’s anti-extremism official arrested in absentia

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Kureyshi Kartoyev, an alleged murderer of the chief of Ingushetia Republic’s Centre for Combating Extremism of the Interior Ministry Ibragim Eldzharkiyev.

12:35 18.11.2019

Another defendant in illegal Moscow rally case denied release from house arrest

Alexander Mylnikov, a participant of the illegal 27 July Moscow rally who stands charged with using force against a police officer, will stay under house arrest until December 15.

11:51 18.11.2019

Detention upheld for activist accused of assault on police officer at Moscow rally

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld detention of a participant of the unauthorized 27 July rally Egor Lesnykh, accused of assault on a National Guard officer.

10:53 18.11.2019

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