Britain on Monday sanctioned Russian judges and prosecutors for their roles in what it called a 'politically motivated conviction' of Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, calling for the British dual national's release.
Jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza gestures as he stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence, in Moscow, Russia July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovUK PM Sunak calls the rejection 'unjustifiable'
"This is desperate and unfounded," Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter. "Rejecting @vkaramurza's appeal is unjustifiable. He should be released immediately." Kara-Murza is one of a small number of prominent opposition figures who stayed in Russia and continued to speak out against President Vladimir Putin after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.some others connected to his case, said it also sanctioned Basmanny District Court Judge Natalia Nikolaevna Dudar, who it says further extended Kara-Murza's pre-trial detention.
Others who were targeted in the sanctions include two prosecutors and an "expert witness" whom Britain said had provided false justification for Kara-Murza’s detention.
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