In rare case, Russian court punishes top oil man's son for street-racing

A Moscow court on Monday punished the son of a top oil executive for leading police on a Hollywood-style car chase through the streets of Moscow, in a case which has focused public anger on how the offspring of Russia's elite behave. Ruslan Shamsuarov, the son of a senior Lukoil executive, evaded police for five hours on May 22 along with several friends in his $175,000 Mercedes jeep, part of what the group said was high spirited post-nightclub entertainment. Careering through the largely deserted streets of early morning Moscow, the jeep -- with no licence plates and tinted windows -- can be seen mounting and crossing central reservations, driving on the wrong side of the road, and running red lights.