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A Moscow appeal court has upheld a prison sentence imposed on chief Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he returned to Russia from Germany last month. Judge Dmitry Balashov rejected Navalny's appeal of the February 2 ruling, which turned a 2014 suspended sentence on embezzlement charges into real jail time. IMAGES
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny loses his legal appeal against a nine-year prison sentence that he and his allies condemned as politically motivated. His sentencing comes as Moscow pushes on with its military offensive in neighbouring Ukraine and Russian authorities seek to silence remaining government critics. IMAGES
Moscow, Mar 16 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yuri Kochetkov) A Moscow court analyzes the appeal of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, on the inaction of Russia when investigating his poisoning last year in Siberia.FOOTAGE OF THE COURT SESSION IN MOSCOW
Police presence is heavy outside one of the entrances of the Moscow City Court which is due to begin hearing whether jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose arrest has triggered mass protests, should face up to 2.5 years in prison. Navalny, 44, was detained on January 17 when he returned to Moscow from Berlin, where he had spent months recovering from a poisoning attack in August he blamed on President Vladimir Putin. IMAGES
A Moscow court throws out jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's appeal against a nine-year prison sentence that he and his allies condemn as politically motivated. Moscow City Court ruled to "leave the sentence without changes" and for it to enter into force immediately, meaning that Navalny will be transferred to a strict regime prison colony to serve out his term, after he was found guilty in March of embezzlement and contempt of court. IMAGES
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