NEW : 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 . Accomplice Yuri Zarutsky is given a four years prison term for masterminding the attack . Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko and driver Andrei Lipatov are also convicted . The acid attack almost blinded the Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko artistic director , Andrei Lipatov . The case has exposed rivalries and tensions at the world-renowned ballet company .
NEW : Accomplice Yuri Zarutsky is given a four years prison term for masterminding the attack . Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko and driver Andrei Lipatov are also convicted . The acid attack almost blinded the Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko artistic director , Andrei Lipatov . The case has exposed rivalries and tensions at the world-renowned ballet company .