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Russian anti-fascist group given 'monstrous' jail terms
Source: Agence France-Presse
Russian anti-fascist group given 'monstrous' jail terms
Agence France-Presse in Moscow
Mon 10 Feb 2020 12.47 GMT
Last modified on Mon 10 Feb 2020 13.13 GMT
A Russian court has sentenced a group of anti-fascists to between six and 18 years in prison on terrorism and other charges, with rights activists describing the punishment as monstrous.
Sergei Morgunov, a lawyer for one of the seven defendants, said a military court in the central city of Penza had handed down the verdict in the Network case. All seven had denied the charges.
Rights activists and defence lawyers have strongly criticised the investigation overseen by the FSB security service, a successor to the KGB, saying the men had been tortured.
Dmitry Pchelintsev and Ilya Shakursky were convicted of creating a “terrorist organisation”, among other charges, and sentenced to 18 and 16 years in prison respectively.
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Agence France-Presse in Moscow
Mon 10 Feb 2020 12.47 GMT
Last modified on Mon 10 Feb 2020 13.13 GMT
A Russian court has sentenced a group of anti-fascists to between six and 18 years in prison on terrorism and other charges, with rights activists describing the punishment as monstrous.
Sergei Morgunov, a lawyer for one of the seven defendants, said a military court in the central city of Penza had handed down the verdict in the Network case. All seven had denied the charges.
Rights activists and defence lawyers have strongly criticised the investigation overseen by the FSB security service, a successor to the KGB, saying the men had been tortured.
Dmitry Pchelintsev and Ilya Shakursky were convicted of creating a “terrorist organisation”, among other charges, and sentenced to 18 and 16 years in prison respectively.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/10/russian-anti-fascist-group-network-jail
