Russian Court Sentences Crimean Tatar Leader To Eight Years

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A court in Ukraine's Russian-controlled Crimea region has sentenced a prominent Crimean Tatar leader, Akhtem Chiygoz, to eight years in prison. In his closing statement, Chiygoz called the verdict "an illegitimate judicial reprisal arranged by an invader." (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)