The lawyers of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison, were convicted of belonging to an extremist organization, among other things.
Three late opposition leaders To Alexei Navalny the lawyer has been sentenced to prison in Russia.
Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexey Liptser were sentenced to 3–5 years in prison for being guilty of belonging to a terrorist group. The independent Mediazona news service reported on the matter.
The trial of the trio took place behind closed doors. The lawyers were arrested in Russia in October 2023. According to the charges, the lawyers passed messages between Navalny and his contacts and thus helped him to continue his political activities.
Opposition leader Aleksei Navalnyi died in Russia in an Arctic prison camp in February of last year. Navalnyi served a 10-year sentence for leading an extremist organization.
The pursuit and capture of Navalny and his allies has been widely seen in Russia Vladimir Putin as an action aimed at the final eradication of the political opposition in the regime’s country.
Source: Reuters, AFP