Russian court sentences Kaliningrad rights lawyer to 12 years on treason charge
A court in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has sentenced a 66-year-old rights lawyer to 12 years in prison on a treason charge. The sentence was handed down on Thursday in a closed trial, according to a rights group that said the defendant was Maria Bontsler. Prosecutors accused her of passing sensitive information to Ukraine beginning in 2024.A court statement posted on Telegram did not name Bontsler, but said she had been detained by the FSB intelligence agency over allegations that she shared information about security officers in Kaliningrad. Prosecutors also alleged that she passed details about criminal cases in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Nov 2026 23:59 LONDON
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