UPDATE: Russia Seeks Suspended Sentence For Ukrainian Library Director
From Radio Free Europe:
Russian prosecutors are seeking a five-year suspended sentence for the former head of Moscow’s Ukrainian Literature Library, [Natalya Sharina], who is accused of extremism and embezzlement in a case that has been denounced by rights activists.
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A suspended sentence would mean that Sharina would not be imprisoned.
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The respected Russian human rights group Memorial considers Sharina a political prisoner.
NOTE: infoDOCKET has been following this story since October 2015. Our post from early 2017 includes links to many of these items.
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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