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8 Russians convicted over 2012 anti-Putin protest

By Laura Mills
Published February 21, 2014 5:50pm ET
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8 Russians convicted over 2012 anti-Putin protest
Defendants stand in a glass cage during a trial in Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. The defendants face trial for their role in a protest in Moscow on May 6, 2012 that ended in violent clashes with police. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) | Alexander Zemlianichenko

MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow judge on Friday convicted eight anti-government protesters of rioting during a 2012 protest against Vladimir Putin, following a trial seen as part of the Kremlin’s efforts to stifle dissent.

The judge pronounced the defendants guilty of a wide range of charges at the start of her verdict statement Friday. Sentencing was postponed until Monday.

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