Russian blogger sentenced to five years over 'extremist' tweet: agencies

Moscow, Sep 3 (AFP) A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a blogger to five years in prison for a tweet that called for attacks on the children of law enforcement officials, news agencies reported.

Moscow's Presnensky district court found Vladislav Sinitsa guilty on extremism charges and ruled he must serve five years in a penal colony, Russia's three main news agencies reported from the court. (AFP) AMS

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