Russian Prosecutor Requests Maximum Prison Sentence for Election Monitor
A Russian prosecutor has called for a six-year prison sentence for Grigory Melkonyants, the head of the independent election monitoring group Golos, following charges related to cooperation with an 'undesirable organisation.' Melkonyants, who was arrested in August, maintains his innocence.
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On Monday, a Russian prosecutor demanded a six-year prison sentence for Grigory Melkonyants, head of the independent election monitoring organization Golos, a Reuters correspondent reported from the court.
The sentence aligns with the maximum penalty stipulated under the criminal code article invoked against him. A verdict in the trial is anticipated soon.
Melkonyants, detained in August 2023 on accusations of collaborating with an 'undesirable organisation,' has pleaded not guilty.
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