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Russian opposition trials test legal integrity
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny smiles in a courtroom as he attends a trial in Kirov, Russia, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The trial has resumed in the case against a Russian opposition leader who led protests against President Vladimir Putin and exposed alleged corruption in his government.Navalny is accused of heading an organized criminal group that embezzled 16 million rubles ($500,000) worth of timber from a state-owned company. (AP Photo/Yevgeny Feldmany)
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