01:21Mandatory credit: Moscow City Court
The hearing to consider an appeal the court decision to jail Russain opposition figure Alexei Navalny in connection with the 'Yves Rocher' case kicked off in Moscow on Saturday.
Navalny was sentenced on February 2 to two years and eight months in a penal colony for violating parole conditions imposed in 2014 for embezzlement charges.
He is also accused of defaming a World War II veteran who spoke in favour of Russia’s constitutional amendments last year. The prosecutor has asked the court to fine the Kremlin critic 950,000 roubles (€10,600, $12,850).
Russia: Navalny appears in court for appeal hearing, war veteran libel trial verdict
The hearing to consider an appeal the court decision to jail Russain opposition figure Alexei Navalny in connection with the 'Yves Rocher' case kicked off in Moscow on Saturday.
Navalny was sentenced on February 2 to two years and eight months in a penal colony for violating parole conditions imposed in 2014 for embezzlement charges.
He is also accused of defaming a World War II veteran who spoke in favour of Russia’s constitutional amendments last year. The prosecutor has asked the court to fine the Kremlin critic 950,000 roubles (€10,600, $12,850).
Mandatory credit: Moscow City Court
The hearing to consider an appeal the court decision to jail Russain opposition figure Alexei Navalny in connection with the 'Yves Rocher' case kicked off in Moscow on Saturday.
Navalny was sentenced on February 2 to two years and eight months in a penal colony for violating parole conditions imposed in 2014 for embezzlement charges.
He is also accused of defaming a World War II veteran who spoke in favour of Russia’s constitutional amendments last year. The prosecutor has asked the court to fine the Kremlin critic 950,000 roubles (€10,600, $12,850).