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Navalny’s former lawyers sentenced to prison in Russia

The three attorneys have been found guilty of helping the opposition figure lead an extremist group from behind bars

By RT International

A Russian court has sentenced three former lawyers of late Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny to prison terms of 3.5 to 5.5 years over membership in an extremist organization.

The judge, who announced the verdict on Friday, gave Vadim Kobzev 5.5 years in a general regime penal colony, with Aleksey Liptser and Igor Sergunin receiving five and three years, respectively. The three were also banned from providing legal services for three years.

During the closed-doors trial, which began in September at a district court in Vladimir Region, Russia, Kobzev and Liptser denied any wrongdoing, while Sergunin pled guilty.

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