MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court sentenced a protester to four years in prison on Thursday for "repeated" participation in unauthorised rallies, under a widely criticised law that has made non-violent protests a criminal offence.
The court said Konstantin Kotov, a 34-year-old programmer, "disregarded basic constitutional principles" because he kept taking part in unauthorised protests after being found guilty of violating legislation on public gatherings.
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