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Young man gets two weeks in jail for pouring beer on State Duma deputy Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Source: Meduza
A court in Moscow has sentenced Gleb Strunnikov to 14 days in jail for pouring beer on State Duma deputy Vladimir Zhirinovsky during Sunday’s World Cup final celebration on Nikolsky Street. He was convicted of disorderly conduct for splashing a cup of beer on the outspoken, controversial lawmaker. After police grabbed Strunnikov but before they shoved him up against a wall, Zhirinovsky hit the young man twice in the face.
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