Crime

December 14, 2025 19:22

• The Dzhabiev case has affected the response to security forces violence in South Ossetia

  The security officials involved in the beating of two young men in Tskhinvali in October have been dismissed; the boys' parents are not seeking a different punishment. The authorities' decision to dismiss those involved in the incident demonstrates a shift in attitudes toward violence in South Ossetia following the death of Inal Dzhabiev.

December 14, 2025 17:30

• The verdict in the murder case of the editor-in-chief of Chernovik has been upheld

  The Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of Russia dismissed the appeals of former Dagestan Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Isayev, Magomed Khazamov, and the defense of Murad Shuaibov, who died in prison, against the verdict in the case of the murder of Chernovik editor-in-chief Khadzhimurad Kamalov. Isayev had signed a contract and was wounded in the SVO zone.

December 13, 2025 02:15

• Those accused in Dalgatov's death case are trying to shift the blame onto a former colleague

  At the trial of Kurban Dalgatov, who died after being detained at the Sovietsky District Department of Internal Affairs in Makhachkala, two defendants testified, accusing their former colleague, Islam Atavov, of committing the crime.

December 12, 2025 15:20

• Kenan Zeynalov called the criminal case fabricated

  Kenan Zeynalov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, denied the charges against him in court. He recounted the incident that led to his arrest, claiming it was a planned provocation.

December 12, 2025 00:54

• An Abkhaz court has announced its verdict in the murder case of Kemal Ardzinba

  The Supreme Court of Abkhazia sentenced the son of the republic's former deputy defense minister, Batal Pilia, to a lengthy prison term, finding him guilty of murdering the nephew of the first president. 

December 11, 2025 12:31

• The court has acquitted Krasnodar security officials for the third time in the case of beating a disabled person

  The Krasnodar Regional Court has acquitted security officers for the third time in the beating of disabled man Yevgeny Manchenko. The case has also been returned to the trial court twice. The prosecutor's office and lawyers are appealing the decision to the cassation court.

December 11, 2025 11:31

• The prosecution demanded a 4.5-year prison sentence for the former vice-mayor of Krasnodar

  Vsevolod Netreba expressed his remorse at today's court hearing.

December 11, 2025 03:56

• A native of Ingushetia spoke about her late sister's struggle to see her child

  Pyatimat Yevkurova, a seriously ill resident of Ingushetia, spent seven years seeking to see her son, whom her ex-husband had forcibly taken from her. She died without ever seeing her child grow up. Her sister appealed to the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, demanding that those responsible for violating Pyatimat's rights be punished.

December 09, 2025 22:09

• The case of attacks on police officers in North Ossetia and Ingushetia has reached court

  Two residents of Ingushetia have been accused of armed attacks on police officers, which resulted in the death of three security officers and the wounding of twelve.

December 09, 2025 06:13

• The High Qualification Collegium of Judges has has authorized the initiation of criminal cases against four Rostov judges.

  The High Qualification Collegium of Judges has authorized the initiation of criminal cases against four more judges from Rostov-on-Don, who, according to investigators, were part of a criminal group led by former chairperson of the Sovetsky District Court, Elena Kobleva.

All news