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Russian court sentences rights lawyer Maria Bontsler to 12 years for treason

Sentenced to 12 years in a general-regime penal colony

A Kaliningrad court sentenced Maria Bontsler, a 66-year-old human rights lawyer, to 12 years in a general-regime penal colony on November 12. Prosecutors had asked for 15. The court added a year of restrictions on her movement after release.

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