Former prime minister of Georgia Merabishvili sentenced to three years
The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced former Georgian prime minister and minister of the interior Vano Merabishvili to three years in prison for abuse of power in the murder case of United Georgian Bank employee Sandro Girgvliani, RIA Novosti reports on Monday.
Alleged Russian hacker complains about mistreatment in US prison
Accused Russian hacker Roman Seleznev has filed an affidavit with the Federal Court of Washington at Seattle concerning his mistreatment at Federal Detention Center (FDC) Seatac, according to the copy of the affidavit obtained by RAPSI on Thursday.
Mikheil Saakashvili charged with abuse of power in absentia
Ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has been charged with excessive use of power in relation to a case that involves the dispersion of an opposition rally and the raid of television broadcaster Imedi, Newsgeorgia reports citing attorney Otar Kakhidze.
New cases opened against Ukrainian ex-prosecutor general Pshonka
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has opened more criminal cases against its former chief Viktor Pshonka on appropriation, abuse of authority and influence, it was reported Wednesday.
“X-Men” director Bryan Singer faces sexual abuse lawsuit – report
Famous American film director Bryan Singer is accused of sexual abuse against a teen actor, according to the civil lawsuit filed in Hawaii, CNN reported on Thursday.
UN committee to hear domestic violence complaint from Chechen woman
A UN committee will hear a complaint from a Chechen woman on domestic violence that was rejected by the European Court on Human Rights (ECHR), a legal director from Astreya, Furkat Tishayev, told RAPSI on Friday.
Georgian ex-PM sentenced to five years in prison
The Kutaisi court on Monday sentenced former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili to five years in prison in the fraudulent job offers case, RIA Novosti reports.
Seven women will stand trial for disabled girl’s beating in Moscow Region
Seven young women will be tried for the battering of a disabled girl in the Moscow Region, the regional department of Russia’s Investigative Committee reported Monday.
Russian hockey manager defends player accused of domestic abuse in US
The general manager of Russia’s Olympic hockey team has waded into the controversy over the domestic abuse charge facing goaltender Semyon Varlamov, suggesting he is simply playing too well to be guilty.
Hearings in Russian NHL player’s domestic abuse case set for Nov 14
New hearing into the case of Semyon Varlamov, the Russian goalkeeper for the US National Hockey League (NHL) team the Colorado Avelanche, who’s charged with domestic abuse is set for November 14.
Tolokonnikova's defense seeks prosecution of prison administration
Lawyer Dmitry Dinze has filed a request with the Investigative Committee seeking an inspection and initiation of a case against the authorities of the prison colony where Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is currently serving out a two-year term.
American couple pleads guilty to abusing Russian adoptee
Two Americans, accused of abusing their Russian foster child, have pleaded guilty in court. Matthew and Amy Kathleen Sweeney adopted nine-year-old Daniil Kruchin in 2006.
Former Georgian prime minister to file application with ECHR
The lawyers of former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili, the general secretary of the pro-presidential United National Movement party, who was arrested for alleged involvement in the dispersal of a rally in Tbilisi in 2011, plan to refer the case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
State Duma drafts law to prevent domestic violence
State Duma lawmakers are drafting a law to prevent domestic violence. Nearly 40% of women in Russia have suffered from verbal abuse and 20% from domestic violence, but only 12% have complained to the police, doctors or lawyers. The Statistics Service provided the data at a forum on Tuesday on the reproductive health of Russians.
State Duma ratifies international child abuse convention
The State Duma has approved Russia's accession to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse during its meeting on Friday.
IMF chief to testify in court on abuse of power in May
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde will be questioned in court in late May for alleged abuse of power while serving as France's economy minister.
Russian orphanage head probed over teen slave labor
Russian investigators have opened a criminal case against an orphanage director suspected of exploiting teenagers in her care as unpaid laborers.
Russian girl did not accuse her adoptive father of rape - US police
Anastasia Klimova, a Russian girl who was adopted by US nationals Michael and Penny Deckert together with her siblings Alexei and Svetlana, has denied allegations that she was sexually abused by her adoptive father, said Sheriff Ed Cain of Hardin County, Texas, whose office led the initial probe into the claim.
Texas investigates sexual abuse claim by adopted Russian girl
he Texan authorities are investigating allegations that a 16-year-old Russian girl was sexually abused by her adoptive American father. The girl's adoptive mother, who denies the allegation, told RIA Novosti in a telephone interview that her daughter had contacted local social workers with claims that she had been raped.
Egypt's former interior minister charged with corruption
Egypt's Illicit Gains Authority has forwarded the case of former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly, suspected of abuse of office and corruption, to the criminal court.