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Putin critic Alexei Navalny given 15-day jail sentence
Source: BBC
20 February 2015 Last updated at 02:40 GMT
Putin critic Alexei Navalny given 15-day jail sentence
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to 15 days in prison for handing out leaflets to publicise a forthcoming demonstration.
His imprisonment bars him from taking part in the planned rally on 1 March.
Navalny was given a suspended sentence for defrauding two firms in December. He says the legal cases against him are motivated by his opposition to President Vladimir Putin.
Navalny left the courthouse on Thursday in a police car and wearing handcuffs.
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Putin critic Alexei Navalny given 15-day jail sentence
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to 15 days in prison for handing out leaflets to publicise a forthcoming demonstration.
His imprisonment bars him from taking part in the planned rally on 1 March.
Navalny was given a suspended sentence for defrauding two firms in December. He says the legal cases against him are motivated by his opposition to President Vladimir Putin.
Navalny left the courthouse on Thursday in a police car and wearing handcuffs.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31545047
