State Duma committee backs extremist materials database billThe State Duma Anti-Corruption and Safety Committee on Wednesday recommended that the lawmakers should adopt in the first reading a government legislative proposal to create a specialized information database of extremist materials.17:12 07.04.2021
Bill decriminalizing inadvertent drug circulation violations by doctors undergoes first stageA government draft law on the humanization of criminal legislation in relation to persons who have committed violations of the rules for the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the course of medical activities, which inadvertently entailed loss thereof, passed its first reading in State Duma on Wednesday.16:57 07.04.2021
Taxi driver gets 2 years in penal colony for assault on law enforcement officer in MoscowValery Yevsin, a taxi driver who had committed an assault on a National Guard employee at the illegal January 23 rally in Moscow, received 2 years in penal colony on Wednesday.16:18 07.04.2021
Prosecutor seeks 3 years for taxi man accused of assault on Moscow law enforcement officerA prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow to sentence Valery Yevsin, a taxi driver who had allegedly committed an assault on a National Guard employee at the illegal January 23 rally in Moscow, to 3 years in penal colony.15:38 07.04.2021
Moscow court seizes property of Promsvyazbank ex-owners Ananyevs worth $1.5 billionThe Moscow Commercial Court, at the request of the National Bank Trust, has arrested funds and other property of the former owners of Promsvyazbank Alexey and Dmitry Ananyevs, as well as those of ex-top managers of Avtovazbank in the amount of over 113 billion rubles (about $1.5 billion).14:21 07.04.2021
Russian commercial court fines company $2 mln for polluting Black SeaThe Commercial Court of a southern Russian region Krasnodar Krai has satisfied a claim of the local office of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor) against OOO Inmorterminal as to compensation of the damage caused to the Black Sea by this company in the amount of more than 145 million rubles (about $2 million).12:37 07.04.2021
Bill on professional defense discretion to be discussed by State DumaA draft law on the introduction of the professional discretion notion in defense has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.11:03 07.04.2021
Businessman and ex-lawmaker to stand trial in fraud attempt caseA court in Moscow will consider a fraud attempt case against entrepreneur Zurab Pliyev and ex-deputy of the lower house of Russia’s parliament Denis Volchek.10:54 07.04.2021
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022