Case Alexei Navalny



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 .








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