Vladimir Kara-Mursa: 15 days in jail for speeding up his pace – Politics

A Russian opposition figure who has been poisoned twice before is now facing imprisonment. For what? Hard to say.

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Silke Bigalke

His lawyer posted a photo on Facebook, the first sign of life since the arrest. It shows Vladimir Kara-Mursa, 40, in front of the courtroom, the laces of his shoes are missing. Russian police officers always take them from people when they put them in the prisoner van. It’s harder to walk away with open-toed shoes.

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