Moscow court sentences Kasparov to 5 days in jail for leading demonstration

Sunday, November 25, 2007

MOSCOW -- Russian authorities arrested former world chess champion Garry Kasparov on Saturday and sentenced him to five days in prison after he helped lead a protest against President Vladimir Putin that ended in clashes with police.

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