Putin critic Navalny escapes harsh sentence

Met dank overgenomen van EUobserver (EUOBSERVER) i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 30 december 2014, 9:15.

Leading Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny was Tuesday given a suspended sentence for fraud in a verdict announced two weeks earlier than expected amid fears it could trigger mass street protests. A Facebook page with 12,000 people supporting protests in support of Navalny was blocked on 21 December.


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