Russian court fines Kremlin critic Navalny for slandering WW2 veteran

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Russian court fines Kremlin critic Navalny for slandering WW2 veteran

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court dec
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

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MOSCOW: A Russian court slapped Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a 850,000-rouble (US$11,000) fine on Saturday after finding him guilty of slandering a World War Two veteran in a case Navalny said was dreamt up to discredit him.

The 44-year-old opposition politician earlier on Saturday (Feb 20) lost an appeal against his jailing in a separate case.

Source: Reuters

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