Russian opposition politician found guilty of discrediting army - RIA

A Russian court on Friday found opposition politician Ilya Yashin guilty of spreading "fake information" about the Russian army, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Prosecutors were seeking a nine-year sentence for Yashin in the case. Sentencing was due later on Friday.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)