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French researcher sentenced to three years in Russian penal colony

French researcher Laurent Vinatier speaks to his lawyer before a court hearing in Moscow on 16 September, 2024. © Yulia Morozova / Reuters

A Russian court on Monday sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier to three years in a penal colony after finding him guilty of breaching a "foreign agent" law. He was arrested in June for allegedly gathering information on the Russian army.

The 48-year-old was arrested in Moscow in June and charged with gathering information on Russia's military without being registered as a "foreign agent".

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