Last officer convicted in Golunov drug-planting case released from colony

The final of five police officers convicted in the 2019 Ivan Golunov drug-planting case has been released from prison, with his sentence commuted to compulsory labor. This completes the judicial aftermath of a case that drew international attention to police misconduct in Russia. The release may signal a quiet closing of a politically sensitive chapter, though broader police accountability remains limited.

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