Chechen man given life sentence for killing dissident in Austria
by Agence France-Presse from World news | The Guardian on (#5N1QP)
Man convicted for July 2020 murder of Chechen government critic granted political asylum in Vienna
A Chechen man has been handed a life sentence in Austria after being convicted of murdering a Chechen dissident, a court spokesperson said.
Mamikhan Umarov, 43, who was granted political asylum in Austria in 2005 and known locally as Martin Beck, was found dead with gunshot wounds near Vienna on 4 July last year.
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