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Russian sentenced to 25 years for military office arson plot
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-sentenced-25-years-military-office-arson-plot-2024-05-20/Russian sentenced to 25 years for military office arson plot
By Reuters
May 20, 2024 5:13 AM EDT Updated 3 hours ago
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - A court in Siberia sentenced a local man to 25 years in prison on Monday for a slew of crimes including treason and attempted arson of a military recruitment office, a Russian lawyers' association said.
Prosecutors at a military court in Novosibirsk accused Ilya Baburin of trying to burn down the enlistment office with a Molotov cocktail at the behest of an unidentified person from Ukraine.
The court also found him guilty of setting fire to a local music school, which it categorised as a terrorist act.
Baburin, identified in Russian independent media as an IT specialist, is 24 years old.
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By Reuters
May 20, 2024 5:13 AM EDT Updated 3 hours ago
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - A court in Siberia sentenced a local man to 25 years in prison on Monday for a slew of crimes including treason and attempted arson of a military recruitment office, a Russian lawyers' association said.
Prosecutors at a military court in Novosibirsk accused Ilya Baburin of trying to burn down the enlistment office with a Molotov cocktail at the behest of an unidentified person from Ukraine.
The court also found him guilty of setting fire to a local music school, which it categorised as a terrorist act.
Baburin, identified in Russian independent media as an IT specialist, is 24 years old.
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