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Jurors in first UK-led Russian sanctions evasion case sent out to reach verdicts

By Martin Coyle ( April 4, 2025, 14:56 GMT | Insight) -- Jurors hearing the sanctions prosecution of a former Russian government minister were sent out to reach their verdicts today as the case against him and his family concluded. The case is the first criminal prosecution under the UK's sanctions regime. The former government official was prosecuted alongside his wife Ekaterina Ovsiannikova, who faces four charges of violating the UK's sanctions regime, and his brother Alexei Owsjanikow, who faces five charges. They each deny the charges.Jurors hearing the sanctions prosecution of a former Russian government minister were sent out to reach their verdicts today as the case against him and his family concluded....

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