KOMMERSANT (Russia), BBC, CNN Worldcrunch KIROV – Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to five years in jail for theft and embezzlement on Thursday. The Kirov City Court found the anti-corruption campaigner guilty of defrauding about $500,000 worth of lumber from a state-run company, reports Russia’s Kommersant. The tough sentence did not come as […]
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