"We are proud of you"
Navalny lawyers sentenced to prison camp
Their client died in a prison camp. Now several of Alexei Navalny's own lawyers have been sentenced to long prison terms.
Several Russian media reported from the court in the city of Petushki, east of Moscow, that Navalny's well-known defense lawyer Vadim Kobsev was sentenced to five and a half years in prison. The lawyer Alexei Lipzer received a prison sentence of five years and Igor Sergunin three and a half years. All of them were sentenced for alleged collaboration in an extremist organization, as reported by the "Sotavision" portal on Telegram. However, the public prosecutor's office had demanded harsher sentences.
Rally for lawyers: "You are heroes!"
The "Mediazona" portal reported a large crowd in the court, which had held the controversial trial in camera. "Guys, you are heroes! We are proud of you, you are the best people in Russia!" someone shouted to the lawyers, according to Mediazona. There were dense crowds and also reports of harassment against trial observers.
The lawyers were accused of bringing their client's forbidden messages from prison to the public. The trial began in September 2024. The defense lawyers were arrested in October 2023, while trials against Navalny were still ongoing. The proceedings are considered politically motivated.
Verdict handed down on a symbolic day
Navalny's team in exile abroad announced that it was probably no coincidence that the verdict against the lawyers was handed down on the anniversary of the return of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's opponent to Russia. Navalny returned to Russia on 17 January 2021 after being treated in Germany for a poison attack involving the chemical agent Novichok. He died in prison camp in February of the previous year under unclear circumstances. His relatives accuse Putin of murder.
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