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France denounces ‘act of intimidation’ after Russia jails Navalny lawyers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFrance denounces an “act of intimidation” targeting lawyers in Russia after three members of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s legal team were sentenced to several years in prison.
“France strongly condemns the sentences handed down to three of Alexei Navalny’s former lawyers, Alexei Liptser, Igor Sergunin and Vadim Kobzev,” the French foreign ministry says. “These sentences are yet another act of intimidation against the legal profession as a whole.”
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