Moscow (CNN) -- Three men were convicted and sentenced Tuesday in Russia for masterminding and carrying out an acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director, Sergei Filin. Star dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko was given six years in prison for masterminding the attack, while accomplice Yuri Zarutsky was sentenced to 10 years and driver Andrei Lipatov got four years, a reporter for the official Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) who was in court told CNN. Prosecutors at the Moscow court had asked for Dmitrichenko to be given nine years in prison, RAPSI reported earlier. Filin was walking to his Moscow apartment in January when a masked assailant tossed sulfuric acid onto his face, leaving him severely burned and nearly blinded.
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NEW: Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko is given a six-year prison term for masterminding the attack
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Accomplice Yuri Zarutsky and driver Andrei Lipatov are also convicted
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The acid attack almost blinded the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director, Sergei Filin
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The case has exposed rivalries and tensions at the world-renowned ballet company
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