MOSCOW — A Moscow court has sentenced another supporter of jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny to 18 months of so-called “restricted freedom,” a parole-like sentence, for allegedly violating restrictive measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
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RFE/RL: Another lawmaker who supports Navalny is handed parole-like sentence
Russian police wearing protective facemasks patrols at Manezhnaya Square in downtown Moscow on July 7, 2021, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.