© Tatyana Makayeva/ReutersAnzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev sit in a Moscow court on July 13 as they are sentenced for the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
A court in Moscow has sentenced five Chechen men found guilty of killing prominent Russian politician Boris Nemtsov in early 2015 to 11 to 20 years in prison.
"Zaur Dadaev was given a 20-year jail sentence and a fine of 100,000 rubles, Anzor Gubashev's sentence is 19 years in prison and a 100,000-ruble fine, Shadid Gubashev is to serve 16 years behind bars and pay a 100,000-ruble fine, Temirlan Eskerkhanov received a 14-year jail term and a 100,000-ruble fine, and Khamzat Bakhaev was issued an 11-year sentence and a 100,000-ruble fine," reads the verdict.
The jail sentences will commence from March 2015, when all five were detained.
The convicted will serve their sentences in a maximum security prison. Apart from the jail sentences, all except Dadaev have also been assigned additional punishment of two extra years of restricted freedom after serving their jail terms.
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