Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser, and Igor Sergunin were sentenced to multiple years in prison for sending messages from Alexei Navalny, highlighting the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent and legal representation.
The case against these lawyers alarmed rights groups who fear that such actions indicate an escalation in persecution not only against opposition figures but also their legal defenders.
Yulia Navalnaya labeled the lawyers as political prisoners, emphasizing that their punishment underscores the dire state of human rights in Russia under the current regime.
The US, France, Germany, and Britain condemned the sentences, describing them as a severe attack on the legal profession and an intimidation tactic employed by the Kremlin.
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