Overview

• Russia’s judicial qualification board ended Supreme Court judge Viktor Momotov’s powers on September 26 following his written request, and he now holds retired judge status with its protections.
• The Ostankinsky District Court moved an initial meeting on the prosecutor’s asset claim against Momotov up to September 30 from October 24.
• The Prosecutor General’s Office seeks to reclaim assets valued at about 9 billion rubles, largely linked to the Marton hotel network, including 95 properties registered to his associate Andrey Marchenko.
• TASS reported that Marchenko owes nearly 239 million rubles, mostly in unpaid taxes, with at least six enforcement proceedings open.
• The Federal Bailiff Service said it has transferred more than 700 properties tied to former Vladivostok mayor Vladimir Nikolayev and affiliates to the state, with a new preliminary hearing in his case set for October 17 after a July ruling ordered 821 properties seized and over 590 million rubles recovered.