Russian Ex-Mayor Arrested for Social Media Post Criticizing Government
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Yevgeny Roizman, a former mayor and opposition politician in Russia, has been sentenced to 14 days of administrative arrest for sharing symbols related to an "extremist" organization on social media in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Roizman denies the charges and his lawyer claims that the VKontakte page in question did not belong to him. Roizman is already awaiting trial on charges of "discrediting" the Russian army, which could see him imprisoned for at least three years.
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