December 3, 2009 By Citizen M

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 3, 2009

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TODAY: Russian judges resign over inability to perform their jobs in ‘ruined’ legal system; top courts shooting for transparency; media giants at war; Putin’s Q&A on air today, focused on terrorism and economy as Chechens claim responsibility for train bomb; missionaries concerned over new proposed laws; another Georgia spat.
Two Russian Constitutional Court judges have resigned from senior posts after speaking out against corruption in the judiciary, one having recently said that the justice system was ‘in ruins‘.  A former justice minister and personal acquaintance of the pair commented, ‘the fact that they made this difficult decision means that they saw no possibility to do their job right‘.  Russia’s three top courts are hoping that a new agency that will distribute rulings and other legal materials will help to build public trust in the judicial system. Gazprom-Media and Video International, both of which sell television advertising, are at war over alleged violations of competition law.  
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