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Kasparov sent to prison


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A Moscow court convicted former chess champion Garry Kasparov and sentenced him to five days in jail on Saturday for leading an opposition protest.

 

Kasparov was among dozens detained after riot police clashed with Kremlin opponents following a protest rally that drew several thousand demonstrators.

 

"What you've heard is all lies," Kasparov said after the sentence was read. "The testimony is contradictory. There was not a single word of truth."

 

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