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Wallenberg family loses case against Russian Prosecutor General s Office
MOSCOW. Jan 14 (Interfax) - The Second Cassation Court of Common Jurisdiction has fully upheld rulings which were challenged by the niece of Raoul Wallenberg in a lawsuit against the Russian Prosecutor General s Office and the Chief Military Prosecutor s Office, demanding that they submit documentation relating to the rehabilitation of the Swedish diplomat, human rights group Team 29, which represents the plaintiffs, said. On January 13, the Second Cassation Court of Common Jurisdiction dismissed the complaint in the case of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, Team 29 said. The prosecutor s office asserts that the conclusion on Wallenberg s rehabilitation and the documents it was based upon constitute internal information. The courts supported it on this. However, there is no proof of that in the case. Besides, by law, the provision of documentation requested in such situations cannot be denied. No doubt th
Moscow City Court gives 15-year term to former Inter RAO top manager Tsurkan for espionage
MOSCOW. Dec 29 (Interfax) - The Moscow City Court has given a 15-year prison sentence to former Inter RAO top manager Karina Tsurkan after convicting her of spying for Moldova. Karina Tsurkan shall be sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment. She shall serve her sentence in a standard-security penal colony, according to the Moscow City Court s judgement pronounced on Tuesday.
Since the files of Tsurkan s case are classified and the trial was held in camera, the court made public only the title part and the operative part of its judgement.