sábado, 1 de março de 2014

House arrest for Russian opposition leader

Navalny appeared in public yesterday after being sentenced to seven days in prison on Monday for taking part in an anti-government demonstration.

In January, the activist and his supporters had published a scathing report on corruption in the run-up to the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

"Use this opportunity to say that this is obviously an illegal indictment. I think it is unnecessary to explain all of this visa, just limit my ability to continue my investigation anti-corruption "claims.

Navalny, one of the leaders of the opposition to President Vladimir Putin, is a lawyer and influential blogger who became known for denouncing cases of corruption Web involving the country's authorities.

If Yves Rocher, is suspected of having diverted, along with his brother Oleg, 26 million rubles (about 590 thousand euros) belonging to the Russian branch of the French company.

It is also suspected of having diverted more than four million rubles (around 90 thousand euros) from another company.

The two brothers, too, were accused of money laundering, specifically of 21 million rubles (about 480 thousand euros) and can be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.

Investigators had already thanks to sign written Navalny that wouldn't go out of Moscow. However, asked this week, he was placed under house arrest, alleging that on several occasions left the capital without authorization.

Currently, Navalny is under administrative detention for disobeying the police when headed on Monday outside a Moscow court to support eight protesters opposed to Putin, sentenced to four years in prison.

The opposition leader out of prison the 03 March and, according to the decision handed down today, will be placed under house arrest.

Alexei Navalny, of 37 years, is the target of several investigations and was recently sentenced to five years of prison on probation in another case.

The person concerned rejects all charges and claims that the true goal of the investigation is to keep him away from political life.

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