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Former Russian Arctic City Mayor Sentenced For Negligence Over Fuel Spill

Former Russian Arctic City Mayor Sentenced For Negligence Over Fuel Spill

KRASNOYARSK, Russia -- Rinat Akhmetchin, the mayor of the Russian Arctic city of Norilsk, has been sentenced to six months of correctional work and docked 15 percent of his salary after he pleaded guilty to negligence charges over his response to a spill that dumped thousands of tons of diesel fuel into local waterways in late May.Krasnoyarsk Krai regional court spokeswoman Olga Vesyolova told RFE/RL that Akhmetchin was sentenced on October 19, three days after his trial began.Akhmetchin, who had been Norilsk's mayor since September 2017, resigned from the post in July.Russia's...

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