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A Russian court sentences former US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in a penal colony after a case that strained ties with Washington and has fuelled speculation of a prisoner swap. The 50-year-old appears in the Moscow court room behind a glass cage holding a sign criticising the proceedings as "Sham trial!" IMAGES
Moscow, Jun 15 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Maxim Shipenkov).- The United States ambassador to Russia John Sullivan showed his disappointment on Monday after a Moscow court sentenced the ex-US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in prison.FOOTAGE OF THE TRIAL ON MONDAY.
A Russian court on Friday sentenced jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 19 additional years behind bars on extremism charges. IMAGES
A Russian court sentences former US marine Trevor Reed to nine years in prison for assaulting two police officers while drunk last year. Reed, a 29-year-old student and former marine from Texas, allegedly attacked police after attending a party in Moscow. IMAGES
A group of 16 foreign nationals from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus go on trial in a Polish court on charges of espionage, preparing acts of sabotage and gathering information for Russia. The defendants include a Russian hockey player who played in the Polish league. The verdict for 14 of the 16 defendants who plead guilty is expected later today. IMAGES
Following a closed-door trial, a Russian court announces it finds Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza guilty of high treason, spreading "false" information about the Russian army and being affiliated with an "undesirable organisation", resulting in a 25 year jail sentence. IMAGES
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