Russian Court Sentences Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny to Three and Half Years in Jail
Navalny's lawyer said the opposition politician would appeal against the ruling.
A Russian court sentenced Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to three and a half years in jail on Tuesday after ruling he had violated the terms of his parole, but said that his prison term would be shortened for time he had served earlier under house arrest.
Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critics, was arrested at the Russian border on Jan. 17 after returning from Germany where he had been recovering from being poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent.
Navalny's allies called on their supporters to immediately protest against the ruling in central Moscow.
Navalny's lawyer said the opposition politician would appeal against the ruling.
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