Russia jails Alexei Navalny for two years and eight months for parole violations
US and UK slam move to jail Putin’s most prominent critic as protests surge
02 February 2021 - 21:07
Moscow — Russia jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny for two years and eight months on Tuesday, ignoring Western calls to free him as President Vladimir Putin seeks to crush a resurgence in protests against his rule.
A Moscow court backed demands by penal authorities and prosecutors that Navalny serve time instead of the suspended sentence he received for a 2014 fraud conviction, for violations of his probation. His three-and-a-half year sentence will be reduced by the 10 months he spent under house arrest in the case, the judge ruled...
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