MOSCOW — A court in Moscow on August 3 sentenced a close ally of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 1 1/2 years of parole-like restrictions in a controversial criminal case the government launched against opposition supporters after mass protests shook Russia this year.
Associated Press: Russia hands Navalny ally parole-like sentence over protests
Opposition figure Lyubov Sobol reacts after being handed a one year community service suspended sentence over charges for trespassing and violence after she rang the doorbell of the alleged agent from the Federal Security Service (FSB) Kremlin critic Navalny said took part in his poisoning, outside a court building in Moscow on April 15, 2021.
