Allegations of politically-motivated abuses of the criminal justice system in Council of Europe member states, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, June 23, 2009 [addressing politically-motivated legal abuses, including Russia's shortcomings in combating "structural defects that lead to the accusation and conviction of many innocent persons" within the country].



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