Navalny was sentenced to 19 years...

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What were the charges?       

What were the charges?       

A constant thorn in Putin’s side, Navalny said he expected a huge ‘Stalinist’ sentence on a slew of extremism charges.

A constant thorn in Putin’s side, Navalny said he expected a huge ‘Stalinist’ sentence on a slew of extremism charges.

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to 19 more years in jail on extremism charges that he has dismissed as an attempt to silence him.

The prosecution had demanded a 20-year prison sentence, and the politician himself said that he expected a lengthy, “Stalinist” term.

Friday’s verdict marked his fifth criminal conviction; the sentence is the longest of the three he has been handed.

Navalny appeared before the judge wearing his prison uniform, smiling and speaking with another defendant.

He is already serving a nine-year sentence for fraud and contempt of court in a penal colony east of Moscow. In 2021, he was also sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for a parole violation. The latest trial against Navalny has been taking place behind closed doors in the colony where he is imprisoned.

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