1 kirovles case
1.1 case
1.2 conviction , release
1.3 probation
1.4 review of sentence
kirovles case
case
navalny in court part of kirovles trial
on july 30, 2012, investigative committee charged navalny embezzlement. committee stated had conspired steal timber kirovles, state-owned company in kirov oblast, in 2009, while acting adviser kirov s governor nikita belykh. investigators had closed previous probe claims lack of evidence. navalny released on own recognizance instructed not leave moscow.
navalny described charges weird , unfounded. stated authorities doing watch reaction of protest movement , of western public opinion [...] far consider both of these things acceptable , continuing along line . supporters protested before investigative committee offices.
in april 2013, loeb&loeb llp issued analysis of russian federation s prosecutions of alexei navalny , paper detailing investigative committee accusations. paper concludes kremlin has reverted misuse of russian legal system harass, isolate , attempt silence political opponents .
conviction , release
people s gathering after verdict navalny, july 18, 2013
the kirovles trial commenced in city of kirov on april 17, 2013. on july 18, navalny sentenced 5 years in jail embezzlement. found guilty in misappropriating 16 million rubles ($500,000) worth of lumber state-owned company. sentence read judge sergey blinov textually same request of prosecutor, exception navalny given 5 years, , prosecution requested 6 years.
enough of fake cases . protest against verdict in moscow, 18 july 2013
later evening, prosecutor s office appealed sentence in part prescribed navalny , ofitserov jailed, arguing until higher court affirmed sentence, sentence not valid. next morning, appeal granted. navalny , ofitserov released on july 19, awaiting hearings of higher court. prosecutor s request decision described unprecedented experts.
probation
the prison sentence suspended court in kirov in october 16, 2013, still being burden political future.
review of sentence
on 23 february 2016, european court of human rights ruled russia had violated navalny s right fair trial, , ordered government pay him 56,000 euros in legal costs , damages.
on 16 november 2016, russia s supreme court overturned 2013 sentence, sending verdict leninsky district court in kirov review.
on 8 february 2017 leninsky district court of kirov repeated sentence of 2013 , charged navalny five-year suspended sentence. navalny announced pursue annulment of sentence contradicts decision of echr.
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