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Russia said on Wednesday there were no legal grounds to set Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny free, rejecting a call from the European Court of Human Rights for his immediate release. Justice Minister Konstantin Chuychenko told Interfax news agency the court's demand was "unreasonable and unlawful" and "there are no legal grounds for the release of this person from custody". acl/mm/jxb
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