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Opposition Figures Walk Out of Putin’s Protest Fines Debate

17:05 24/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 24 (Marc Bennetts, RIA Novosti)

A downtown Moscow roundtable ordered by President Vladimir Putin to discuss a controversial new law that could see a massive increase in fines for participants of illegal protests saw a walk-out by a number of opposition figures on Thursday.

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