Moscow: Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced by a Russian court to nine years in prison for fraud and contempt of court.
Alexei was prosecuted in 2013 for embezzling money through his anti-corruption trust. A Moscow court last year sentenced him to three years in prison in the case. Alexei has been on a hunger strike in prison for the past few months to protest his sentence.
In this case, a Moscow court today (Tuesday) sentenced Alexei Navalny to 9 years in prison for fraud and contempt of court.
The subsequent imprisonment of Alexei Navalny, considered a challenge to Putin in Russian politics, has come as a shock to his supporters.
Who is this Alexei Navalny? – Opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sharply critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government’s corruption. Alexei Navalny, who continued to campaign during the presidential election, was widely welcomed by the youth.
But, Putin The government is on him Corruption The indictment made him unable to contest the election. Alexei Navalny continues in public though Putin Was critical of the state.
In this case, Alexei fainted on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow in August last year. Following this he was admitted for treatment in Germany.
The German government has confirmed that Alexei Navalny has been poisoned. Germany says it has found evidence linking the Russian government to his poisoning. But, this accusation Russia Absolutely denied
In this case, after treatment Russia It is noteworthy that the returning Alexei Navalny was arrested.