Parole ruling in favor of Urals photographer convicted of killing model wife overturned
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court on Monday overturned a lower instance’s ruling granting parole to Urals photographer Dmitry Loshagin, sentenced to 10 years in high-security colony for killing his wife, model Yulia Prokopyeva.
Businessman Bykov gets 13 years behind bars for masterminding double murder
A court in the city of Krasnoyarsk sentenced businessman Anatoly Bykov to 13 years in prison for organizing the murder of two men in 1994.
Prosecutors demand 15 years in jail for infamous Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov
State prosecutors called on Monday for businessman Anatoly Bykov be jailed for 14 years and 11 months for masterminding double homicide in 1994.
Businessman Bykov found guilty of 1994 double murder organization
Jurors have found Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov guilty of masterminding double homicide in 1994.
Widow of killed St. Petersburg ordered to remain in detention until late October
The St. Petersburg City Court on Tuesday extended detention of Marina Kokhal, who stands charged with killing her husband, rapper Alexander Yushko, until October 30.
Mastermind of 1998 murder of Russian MP seeks for parole again
Mikhail Glushchenko, a former State Duma lawmaker sentenced to 17 years in prison for the murder of fellow parliamentarian Galina Starovoitova, has filed one more petition for parole.
Leader of 1990s Moscow gang sentenced to nearly 25 years behind bars
The Moscow City Court on Friday sentenced Sergey Zakharov, the leader of a Moscow gang accused of committing murders in the 1990s, to 24 years and 11 months to high-security penal colony as prosecutors requested.
Urals court grants parole to photographer convicted of killing model wife
Urals photographer, Dmitry Loshagin, sentenced to 10 years in high-security colony for killing his wife, model Yulia Prokopyeva, was granted parole on Tuesday.
Prosecutor demands 25 years behind bars for alleged leader of 1990s Moscow gang
A prosecutor has demanded 24 years and 11 months behind bars for Sergey Zakharov, an alleged leader of a Moscow gang accused of committing murders in the 1990s.
Plea against extended detention of ex-Khabarovsk Governor in murder case set for July 29
The First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction will hear an appeal against extension of detention of ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005 on July 29.
Infamous businessman Bykov indicted on murder-for-hire charges
Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov has been indicted on murder-for-hire charges.
Kazan school attacker who killed nine found insane
A psychiatric examination revealed that Ilnaz Galyaviyev, who stands charged with an attack on a school in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, in May, is mentally ill.
Moscow court extends detention of ex-Khabarovsk Governor accused of murders till October
The Moscow City Court on Monday extended detentio n of ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005 until October 7.
Detention of Kazan school shooting case defendant extended for 3 months
Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday extended detention of Ilnaz Galyaviyev, 19, who stands charged with fatal shool shooting in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, until October 11.
Detention of widow of killed St. Petersburg extended once more
Detention of Marina Kokhal, who stands charged with killing her husband, rapper Alexander Yushko, has been extended once more, until July 30.
Three organized criminal group members sentenced to life imprisonment in Russia
A court in Russia has sentenced three members of an interregional criminal group that committed murders and robberies to life terms.
Alleged murderer of Sochi bailiffs put in detention
The Central District Court of Sochi on Thursday placed a local resident charged accused of killing two court bailiffs in detention.
Alleged leader of notorious Russian gang charged with murders faces trial
The Southern District Military Court will hear a criminal case over organization an organized criminal group and multiple murders against alleged leader of the notorious organized-crime syndicate Aslan Gagiyev.
Son of ex-Prime Minister of Russia’s Dagestan acquitted of student murder
Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court on Tuesday basing on the jurors’ verdict acquitted Murtuzali Medzhidov, the son of ex-head of Dagestan’s government Mukhtar Medzhidov, of murder of a female student of Moscow State University of Foreign Affairs.
Detention of ex-Khabarovsk Krai Governor extended for month as part of murder case
Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday extended detention of ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005 until July 7.