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French researcher jailed by Russia is sent to penal colony

French researcher jailed by Russia is sent to penal colony

Laurent Vinatier was sentenced to three years in prison in October for violating Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ law

A French researcher who was sentenced by Russia to three years in prison, in a case condemned by Paris, has been transferred to a transit penal colony.

Laurent Vinatier is one of several westerners jailed by Moscow since it began its Ukraine offensive. He was sentenced in October after being found guilty of violating Russia’s “foreign agent” law.

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