The Russian Supreme Court says that of nearly 800,000 criminal defendants brought into federal courts during the first nine months of last year, 99.3 percent were convicted. That's why many Russians go to trial expecting to be found guilty. They're just hoping for a lenient sentence.
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Full story at http://www.npr.org/2011/01/26/133226240/in-russia-defendants-find-justice-isnt-blind?ft=1&f=1001
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