In Final Statement To Court, Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Says His Prosecution Resembles Stalin-Era Show Trial

Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces up to 25 years in jail on treason charges over comments critical of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, maintained his innocence in his final statement to a Moscow court on April 10 and said his trial recalled the show trials conducted by the Soviet Union in the 1930s.