Trial of Russian politician Navalny on

The process must be done against the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.

Navalny sees the decision as an attempt to stop his political activities. The ruling of the court follows a critical judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which concluded earlier this year came when Navalny was denied a fair trial.

The opposition leader and his brother were sentenced in 2013 for embezzlement of the equivalent of 440 000. He spoke of a political process and denied all the allegations.

Eventually Navalny did not have the cell; He received five years probation. But his conviction he could not ask more candidates for election. His supporters hope he will now be allowed to participate again.