Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced to 9 years in prison
A Russian court has sentenced Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny to nine years in prison for fraud and contempt of court. Alexei was charged with embezzling funds from his anti-corruption trust in 2013. In the case, a moscow court sentenced him to three years in prison last year. For the past few months, Alexei has been on a hunger strike in prison to protest his punishment.
In this instance, Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 9 years in prison for fraud and contempt of court by a moscow court today (Tuesday). The subsequent detention of Alexei Navalny, who was seen as a political challenge to Putin, came as a shock to his followers. Alexei Navalny, who are you? - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government's corruption have been harshly criticised by opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The youth were enthusiastic about Alexei Navalny, who campaigned throughout the presidential election.
He did admit, though, that their numbers were insufficient to overthrow Putin's regime. Alexei Navalny, on the other hand, continues to publicly oppose Putin's leadership. Alexei passed out in august of last year on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow. Following that, he was admitted to germany for treatment. Alexei Navalny was poisoned, according to the German government. germany claims to have discovered proof linking his poisoning to the Russian government. Russia, on the other hand, has flatly dismissed the charges.