Russian Court Sentences Afghan Man to Three Years in Prison for Stabbing Local Resident

The Central Court of Omsk, Russia, has sentenced a 23-year-old Afghan man to three years in prison for stabbing a local resident. According to Russian media reports, the incident took place on July 24 of last year on Lenin Street, where the accused injured the local individual with a knife following an altercation. The court also ruled that the Afghan citizen must pay the victim 700,000 Russian rubles in compensation. No further details regarding the motive behind the fight or the legal status of the accused after the verdict have been released by Russian judicial authorities.