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| Putin critic gets suspended sentence | Putin critic gets suspended sentence |
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| Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been been found guilty in a high-profile fraud case. | Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been been found guilty in a high-profile fraud case. |
| Navalny has been given a suspended prison sentence of three-and-a-half years for defrauding two firms. | Navalny has been given a suspended prison sentence of three-and-a-half years for defrauding two firms. |
| His brother Oleg has been given a three-and-a-half custodial sentence in the same trial. | His brother Oleg has been given a three-and-a-half custodial sentence in the same trial. |
| Navalny, who accuses the government of President Vladimir Putin of widespread corruption, has said the charges are politically motivated. | |
| The brothers have been convicted of stealing 30m roubles (£338,500; $526,000) from the firms, one of which is an affiliate of French cosmetics giant Yves Rocher. | |
| The verdict was to have been announced next month, but the court session was abruptly moved forward to Tuesday after his supporters announced plans for a big protest rally on 15 January. |