Russian gulag historian faces 9 years in prison: lawyer

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AFP Moscow
Last Updated : Mar 20 2018 | 8:20 PM IST

Russian prosecutors requested today a nine-year prison sentence for Yury Dmitriyev, a respected activist who has researched and exhumed Stalin-era mass graves, for allegedly producing child pornography, his lawyer said.

"The prosecutor requested nine years," his attorney, Viktor Anufriyev, told AFP after a court hearing in northwestern Russia.

"Both the criminal case itself and the prosecutor's position are not based on law. They are based on some other motives."

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First Published: Mar 20 2018 | 8:20 PM IST

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