Three witnesses claim Ukrainian pilot Savchenko is innocent
Investigators have added three witness testimonies to the case of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, RAPSI reports on Friday from the Basmanny District Court in Moscow.
Law under which Yanukovich can be tried in absentia becomes effective in Ukraine
A law on trial in absentia, under which a trial of the alleged crimes of former resident Viktor Yanukovich can be completed, became effective on Friday.
Ukrainian pilot arrested in Russia elected to parliament - report
The leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, said she hopes that the election to parliament will help ensure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who has been charged with complicity in the death of Russian journalists in southeastern Ukraine, UNIAN news agency reports.
Leader of infamous Russian 90's murder syndicate gets life in prison
The leader and a member of the infamous Orekhovo organized crime group, which spreed throughout Moscow and the Moscow Region in the 1990s, were sentenced in Moscow, a court told RIA Novosti.
Defense of Ukrainian pilot claims mistreatment at Moscow psychiatric clinic
Nikolai Polozov, an attorney for Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who is suspected of involvement in the murder of two Russian journalists, claims she is mistreated at a Moscow psychiatric hospital.
Alleged Russian hacker faces new charges in the US
An additional 11 cyber fraud charges will be brought against Russian national Roman Seleznev on October 16 in Seattle, spokeswoman for Washington’s Western District attorney Emily Langley told RIA Novosti.
French court to hear new case against Carlos the Jackal
A court in France will soon hear a new case against international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez also known as Carlos the Jackal who is serving two life sentences in a French prison, RIA Novosti reports on Tuesday.
Radovan Karadzic insists on his innocence in final ICTY statement
Former president of the Republika Srpska Radovan Karadzic began his final statement in The Hague hearing of his crimes against humanity.
Italian president summoned to testify in mafia bombings case
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will testify in a scandalous case regarding the alleged secret talks held by the Italian government with the Sicilian mafia over a series of deadly bombings in the early 1990s, a Palermo court said.
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to undergo psychiatric examination
Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko suspected of involvement in the murder of two Russian journalists will undergo a mental examination, the official spokesperson for the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, told the media.
Radovan Karadzic trial reaches closing arguments
Next week the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, Netherlands, will hear the closing arguments in the case of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in connection with war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s, the tribunal said in a statement published on Tuesday.
Men suspected of stealing $11,000 cat to remain in detention
Moscow's Golovinsky District Court has extended until November 24 the detention of two men charged with stealing a rare caracal kitten valued at over $11,000 from a woman in Moscow.
Spanish officials to stand trial in Russian mafia case - report
Catalonia’s High Court of Justice has ruled that there is sufficient cause to try Andrei Petrov, an alleged leader of the Russian mafia in Spain, local lawmaker Javier Crespo and other individuals suspected of involvement in the so-called Russian mafia case.
Saakashvili’s trial delayed until November
The trial of ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili on charges of the dispersal of an opposition rally in November 2007, the raid of Imedi television station offices and the seizure of billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili’s property has been delayed until November 19.
Russian police general charged with running a gang to remain in detention
The Moscow City Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Lieutenant General Denis Sugrobov, who headed the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department at the Interior Ministry, against the extension of his detention, the court’s press office told RAPSI on Friday.
Russian court will not hear Estonian ‘spy’ defense motion
An Estonian citizen and officer of the Estonian security agency, KAPO, Eston Kohver, declined the services of a lawyer, after which the Lefortovsky District Court ceased consideration of his defense’s statements, a court spokesperson told RAPSI Wednesday.
Alleged mastermind of terror attack in Moscow to remain in detention
The Moscow City Court has extended until November 21 the detention of Robert Amerkhanov, an accomplice of Yulai Davletbayev, who allegedly masterminded a terrorist attack which was foiled in Moscow in May 2013, the court’s press office told RAPSI on Wednesday.
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to remain in Russian detention
A court in the southern city of Voronezh on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who stands accused of having abetted the killings of two Russian journalists, against the extension of her detention, the court’s press office told RAPSI.
Girls strip at Moscow polling station, face trial
The girls who yesterday stripped to the waist in a central Moscow polling station in support of Ukraine will be held civilly liable, Interfax has announced, citing a source with inside information.
Opposition activist Navalny to remain under house arrest in Yves Rocher embezzlement case
Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday rejected a request to detain opposition activist Alexei Navalny in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, the court told RAPSI.