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Navalny's lawyers are being tried in Russia

The prosecution demanded more than 5 years of imprisonment for Navalny's lawyers.

BBC reports that the state prosecutor demanded 6 years of imprisonment for Vadim Kobzev, 5 and 10 months for Alexey Liptser, and five and a half years for Igor Sergunin.

The former defenders of Alexei Navalny are being tried under the article of membership in an extremist society. They allegedly passed the politician's letters to supporters. They have been in solitary confinement since October 2023.