Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition chief jailed for 25 years after treason conviction
One of Vladimir Putin's largest critics has been jailed in Russia for 25 years after being discovered responsible of treason.Vladimir Kara-Murza, 41, a father of three and former journalist who holds Russian and British passports, spent years as a politician opposing the Russian president.
He was accused of treason and of discrediting the navy by prosecutors after he criticised the nation's invasion of Ukraine.However, Mr Kara-Murza, who has stood by his phrases all through the trial, has criticised his prosecution.The opposition chief, who claims to have twice been poisoned by Russian operatives, has beforehand in contrast his trial to one in all Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's present trials within the Thirties.
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