Russia sentences Navalny lawyers to years behind bars
Kobzev, the most high-profile member of Navalny's legal team, was given five and a half, while Liptser was handed five years and Sergunin three and a half years.
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The three lawyers who used to represent the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny: Igor Sergunin, Alexei Liptser and Vadim Kobzev (L-R in the defendants' cage), accused of participating in an "extremist" organisation, attend their verdicts reading in the town of Petushki in the Vladimir region on January 17, 2025. (Credit: AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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PETUSHKI - Russia on Friday sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison