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Lawyers of Russian opposition convicted on charges of involvement in extremist groups
Lawyers from left, Igor Sergunin, Alexei Liptser and Vadim Kobzev, all who once represented late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, stand behind a police officer in a courtroom in Petushki, Vladimir region, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, January 17, 2025

THE former lawyers of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were sentenced by a Russian court yesterday as the crackdown on dissent in the country escalates.

Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser were convicted on charges of involvement with extremist groups and sentenced to three to five years in prison by a court.

The lawyers had been in custody since their arrest in October 2023.

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