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Son of Top Russian Official Arrested for Drunken Bashing in London

The son of Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister was jailed for attacking a fellow investment banker in a drunken brawl at a party in London’s East End, East London Advertiser reported May 1.

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May 2, 2007

Elevator Mechanics Jailed After Boy Gets Strangled by Doors

A district court in Moscow has sentenced two elevator mechanics to two years in prison colony each after an 8-year-old boy had been strangled by elevator doors in a high-rise apartment block, the Gazeta.ru online daily reported on Wednesday.

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April 4, 2007

Georgia Sues Russia in Strasbourg Court Over Deportations

Georgia’s Ministry of Justice has announced it is suing Russia in the European Court of Human Rights for departing Georgian citizens illegally, the UPI reported March 26.

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March 27, 2007

Forbes Loses Libel Court Case Against Russia’s Richest Woman

A Moscow court ruled on Wednesday that Forbes magazine had defamed Russia’s richest woman and ordered it to pay her about 110,000 rubles ($4,224) in compensation, the Interfax news agency reports.

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March 21, 2007

Fraudsters Jailed for Selling Fake Passes to Moscow Kremlin

A Russian court on Monday convicted six men for selling forged copies of number plates and passes reserved for senior Kremlin officials and the presidential bodyguard.

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March 20, 2007

Russian Court Orders Former PM to Return Multi-Million Property

A Moscow court ruled Friday that former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov should return his luxury country house to the government, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported.

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March 17, 2007

Swiss Court Rejects Lawsuit to Recover Money Paid for Hostage in Russia

A Swiss court has rejected a lawsuit by the Dutch government seeking to recover ransom money paid to release an employee of a Swiss aid agency in Russia, Swissinfo Web site reports.

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Russian Court Sentences Man to 5 Years in Hermitage Museum Theft Case

A court in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, sentenced Thursday a defendant to five years in prison for the theft of 77 exhibits from the Hermitage Museum, the RIA-Novosti news agency reports.

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March 15, 2007

Russian Court Suspends Forbes’ Editor Klebnikov Murder Trial

A Moscow court has suspended Paul Klebnikov murder trial as one of three defendants went missing, the Associated Press reported on March 14.

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March 14, 2007

Two Soviet Emigrants Sentenced to Death in California for Yosemite Killings

A court in California has sentenced two Soviet emigrants to death for kidnapping and brutally murdering five people, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Tuesday.

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