Russian prosecutors request 25 years for politician accused of treason

FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition figures Yulia Galyamina and Vladimir Kara-Murza place flowers at the site of the assassination of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov while marking the 6th anniversary of Nemtsov's death, in central Moscow, Russia February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo

(Reuters) - Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a 25-year prison sentence for opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is on trial in a closed court on charges including treason, his lawyer said.

The 41-year-old is one of a small number of prominent opposition figures who stayed in Russia and continued to speak out against President Vladimir Putin after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.