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MOSCA – “Russia will be free, tell everyone.” Kara-Murza’s words after the sentence echo in an empty courtroom. They reach family members, supporters and journalists from a flickering giant screen. Like the whole process, the last hearing was also held behind closed doors. The judge read the sentence in a quick and monotonous tone, finding the 41-year-old opponent guilty of “high treason”, “in disrepute of the armed forces” and working for an organization “non grata” and finally sentenced him to 25 years in prison. imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony, as requested by the prosecution.