Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov gestures during a court hearing in Moscow February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian state prosecutor demanded eight-year prison sentences on Monday for two opposition leaders accused of organising mass riots against Vladimir Putin on the eve of his inauguration for a third term as president.
Sergei Udaltsov, who has been under house arrest since February 2013, and Leonid Razvozhayev are accused of coordinating the protests which turned violent on May 6, 2012. They deny organising mass riots or plotting wider unrest.
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