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Alexei Navalny's lawyer arrested after helping Putin critic's mother recover her 'murdered' son's body

Source: PA Wire

Alexei Navalny’s lawyer was briefly detained in Moscow on Tuesday after helping the opposition activist’s mother recover her son’s body.

Vasily Dubkov later told independent news outlet Verstka that he had been released, but did not comment on the reason

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