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...verdict means that Okhotin is free to return to the U.S., but on the condition that if he commits another crime in Russia within the next six months, he would have to serve the time for that crime plus six months for the smuggling conviction. The charge against Okhotin carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, but prosecutors had requested the lesser punishment...
...government has to control all the money that's brought into the country," Judge Igor Yakovlev said in his verdict. "Because Okhotin was trying to hide the money, his actions were against the economic interests of the Russian Federation...
...verdict, Yakovlev said he was incredulous that Okhotin, who he had flown into Moscow many times before, had not purposefully avoided the red corridor...
...Marriott bombing, and the jitters over fresh terrorist plots, come at a particularly tense time for Indonesia. Last week, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, the first man arrested in connection with the Bali bombings, was sentenced to death by a court in the island's capital, Denpasar. Meanwhile, a verdict is imminent for Abubakar Ba'asyir, the alleged spiritual head of JI, who is charged with treason and bombings unrelated to Bali. A conviction for the revered cleric?who denies that JI exists, although he did concede late in his trial that he believed attacks on Christian churches were permissible...
...leadership in China now, and that it will be more open, [but] so far, we see no evidence that any change has taken place in the Chinese government’s attitude towards people freely expressing their point of view.”And McGlinchey said a not-guilty verdict could have major implications for China in the world’s eyes...