Eight Russians Found Guilty In Trial Over Anti-Putin Protest

A Russian judge on Friday convicted eight defendants of rioting and violence against police at an opposition protest on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration to a third term in 2012.

Prosecutors asked for sentences of five-to-six years in prison during what Kremlin critics have denounced as a show trial.

The judge was expected to pronounce the sentences later on Friday after reading out the verdict.

REUTERS