Russia finds Navalny ally Sobol guilty of breaching COVID-19 health rules | Inquirer News

Russia finds Navalny ally Sobol guilty of breaching COVID-19 health rules

/ 05:40 PM August 03, 2021

Lyubov Sobol

Russian opposition figure Lyubov Sobol gives a news conference in Moscow, Russia January 26, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday found Lyubov Sobol, a close ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, guilty of breaching COVID-19 safety regulations and restricted her movement for a year-and-a-half, her lawyer said.

Sobol, who says the charge against her is politically-motivated nonsense, was charged with breaching COVID-19 safety regulations at an unsanctioned street protest in support of Navalny earlier this year.

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