Russian court sentences former cadet school dishwasher to 19 years for recruiting student into ‘Freedom of Russia Legion’

Russian court sentences former cadet school dishwasher to 19 years for recruiting student into ‘Freedom of Russia Legion’

The 2nd Western District Military Court has sentenced Alexandra Zhitenko, a former dishwasher at a cadet school run by Russia’s Investigative Committee, to 19 years in prison and an 800,000-ruble fine on charges of recruiting students into the Freedom of Russia Legion, which Russia has designated a terrorist organization, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported on May 6.

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