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23.12.2009, 20:51
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Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 2003 arrest of former Yukos executive Platon Lebedev was illegal on procedural grounds and must be annulled. The decision will have no impact on his imprisonment, however.
03.05.2009, 13:38
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The number of Russian policemen brought to justice over the past four years is increasing. With people scared of seeing men in uniform, human rights activists and lawmakers in Russia are calling for urgent police reform.
21.01.2010, 20:32
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Russian law has always been a complicated issue. RT has interviewed Aleksander Konovalov, Russia’s Justice Minister on widespread distrust in the country's legal system and on planned measures to improve the situation.
26.01.2010, 21:38
Controversy surrounding a luxury development in Western Moscow has reached the boiling point as residents of Rechnik settlement are protesting city hall's attempts to evict them from their homes.
19.11.2009, 13:55
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Russia’s Constitutional Court has ruled out the return of the death penalty to Russian courts after the 10-year moratorium on capital punishment expires on January 1, 2010.
27.02.2010, 19:12
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Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has reiterated that stabilizing the North Caucasus remains the country’s most-serious concern, during a visit to the volatile region.
29.07.2010, 21:21
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President Medvedev has demanded to reduce the number of criminals in jails, claiming that more crimes should be punished using alternative punishments.
29.09.2009, 09:53
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Moscow’s regional military court is due to resume hearing a sex trafficking case involving 13 suspects, one of whom is a senior Russian intelligence officer.
19.11.2009, 20:53
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As top Russian court instance on Thursday ruled to prolong the death penalty ban in the country, many Russian politicians still can not agree, whether capital punishment is good or bad for the nation.
27.11.2009, 13:20
Olga Kamenchuk from the Russian Public Opinion Research center told RT how police officers are perceived by citizens and whether it is worth striking back, as Minister Rashid Nurgaliev advised the nation to on Thursday.
Published: 30 October, 2009, 18:51
Edited: 02 November, 2009, 18:36
Russia’s Constitutional Court has accepted the request of the country’s Supreme Court to consider the issue of capital punishment on November 9.
