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Russian court lets opposition figure’s jail term stand

Ilya Yashin, Russian opposition activist and a municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district of Moscow, attends a court session in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. On Tuesday, prominent opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced to 15 days in jail on charges of failing to obey police. He was detained late Monday while walking in a park and police said he had grabbed one by the uniform and vulgarly insulted them. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Ilya Yashin, Russian opposition activist and a municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district of Moscow, speaks to his parents prior to a court session in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. On Tuesday, Yashin was sentenced to 15 days in jail on charges of failing to obey police. He was detained late Monday while walking in a park and police said he had grabbed one by the uniform and vulgarly insulted them. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Ilya Yashin, Russian opposition activist and a municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district of Moscow, center, and his lawyer Mikhail Biryukov, right, attend a court session in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. On Tuesday, prominent opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced to 15 days in jail on charges of failing to obey police. He was detained late Monday while walking in a park and police said he had grabbed one by the uniform and vulgarly insulted them. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Ilya Yashin, Russian opposition activist and a municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district of Moscow, attends a court session in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. On Tuesday, prominent opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced to 15 days in jail on charges of failing to obey police. He was detained late Monday while walking in a park and police said he had grabbed one by the uniform and vulgarly insulted them. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian court lets opposition figure’s jail term stand