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The conspirators were hanged for high treason.
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Several have been convicted of high treason, collaboration and aiding the aggressor state and sentenced to years-long jail terms.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Fact check roundup: What's true and false two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
A regional court in southwestern Russia convicted him of high treason Nov. 25 and sentenced him to 14 years in prison, according to Russian prosecutors and multiple media reports.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The 14-year sentence referenced in the post was for his high treason conviction, not for burning the Quran.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
In 1864, Harpending, indignant after his conviction for high treason, ventured to present-day Kern County’s Clear Creek region.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Fact check roundup: What's true and false two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
A regional court in southwestern Russia convicted him of high treason Nov. 25 and sentenced him to 14 years in prison, according to Russian prosecutors and multiple media reports.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The 14-year sentence referenced in the post was for his high treason conviction, not for burning the Quran.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
In 1864, Harpending, indignant after his conviction for high treason, ventured to present-day Kern County’s Clear Creek region.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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“High treason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20treason. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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