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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Rachel Wearmouth

UK condemns 'trumped up charges' against Putin critic Alexei Navalny

Britain has condemned "trumped up charges" against Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny as he faces another 13 years in jail in Russia after a "sham" trial.

The Russian opposition leader was found guilty of fraud and contempt of court charges his supporters say are fabricated in Pokrov today.

He was initially given three and a half years in a penal colony for breaking bail conditions while he was receiving life-saving treatment for poisoning the Kremlin was thought to be responsible for.

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