A Russian court sentenced imprisoned dissident Alexei Navalny to 19 years in prison for forming an extremist community.
According to the TASS news agency, in the case at the Moscow City Court, Navalny “formed and participated in the extremist community, financed the extremist activities, organized the extremist community, publicly called for extremist activities, engaging in activities that threaten the life of minors” He was accused of.
The judge of the court sentenced Navalny to 19 years in prison to serve his sentence in the prison under the special regime.
The second defendant in the case, Daniel Holodny, former technical director of Navalny’s YouTube channel, was charged with using his position to finance extremist activities and join an extremist community.
The court sentenced Holodny to 8 years in prison.
The hearing, held in the prison in the Vladimir Region, where Navalny was serving his sentence for previous crimes, was held under special conditions.
The Russian Investigative Committee reported that an investigation was launched against Navalny on October 20, 2021, on the grounds that he “formed and led an extremist community”.
PUNISHMENT OF NAVALNIY
Alexei Navalny, an opponent of the Kremlin, was arrested at the airport on his return to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment in Berlin for alleged poisoning.
At the request of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, on February 2, 2021, the case against Navalny in the Moscow City Court was concluded, and the court converted Navalny’s 3.5-year suspended sentence, which was given in the past as a result of the corruption case, to normal imprisonment on the grounds that he did not fulfill the conditions of judicial control.
The Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), founded by Navalny, was liquidated on August 31, 2021, by court decision.
Aleksey Navalny was included in the list of people linked to terrorism and extremism in Russia in January last year. (AA)