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Detention of three defendants in ex-minister Abyzov embezzlement case upheld

The Moscow City Court on Friday upheld detention of three defendants in the 4 billion-ruble embezzlement case involving ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov. All defendants plead not guilty.

17:25 22.11.2019

Ex-CEO of St. Petersburg water utility placed under house arrest in $21 mln fraud case

Former general manager of St. Petersburg water utility Vodokanal has been put under house arrest as a suspect in 1.8 billion rubles ($21 million) embezzlement of the facility funds.

16:36 22.11.2019

Investigators seek for house arrest of Moscow Region’s official accused of property theft

Investigators have filed a motion to place head of the Moscow Region’s town of Chekhov Marina Kononova under house arrest.

15:37 22.11.2019

Butina calls to improve human rights protections of women jailed abroad

Maria Butina, who had recently returned Russia after conviction in the U.S., claims it necessary to improve mechanisms for the protection of rights of women, especially those jailed abroad.

14:07 22.11.2019

Over 100 complaints submitted to Russian ombudsman from abroad in 2019

Federal commissioner for human rights Tatiana Moskalkova received over 100 applications from Russians found themselves in a sticky situation abroad in 2019.

13:32 22.11.2019

Ex-regional governor to stay under house arrest in Rosneft embezzlement case till spring

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday prolonged house arrest of ex-governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Victor Ishayev involved in the Rosneft embezzlement case until February 27.

12:57 22.11.2019

Mandatory medicine licensing bill reaches Russia’s State Duma

The Cabinet of Ministers has introduced a bill on compulsory medicine licensing into the lower house of Russian parliament.

11:00 22.11.2019

Mother of boy left alone in Moscow park for night faces trial

Nadezhda Kulikova, a woman, who had left her son alone in a Moscow reservation park for a night, will go on trial.

10:48 22.11.2019

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