The Russian Public Prosecution Office endorses Navalny prison
A side of those arrested during the demonstrations in Russia.
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Yesterday, the Russian Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed the imprisonment of the opposition Alexei Navalny, on the eve of a session in which the latter faces the possibility of being imprisoned for two or three years, and in the aftermath of demonstrations in various parts of the country in support of him. He must leave the country to receive treatment, and a suspended prison sentence issued against him in 2014 has been transformed into a prison sentence with enforcement at the request of the prison authorities.
And the Public Prosecution announced in a statement that it supports "this request as legal and justified."
The "OVD-Info", a non-governmental organization specialized in following up on demonstrations, reported that more than 5,300 people were arrested during demonstrations across the country, a record high in modern Russian history, according to the organization.
The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, considered the response to the protests justified, and denounced the participation of "a large number of rioters who were hostile towards the security forces."
The Russians took to the streets in large numbers, the day before yesterday, after similar demonstrations at the end of last week as well, in the streets of many cities to demand the release of Navalny, who was arrested on January 17th upon his return to the country after receiving treatment for five months in Germany, after being subjected to a poisoning operation. Moscow getting involved.
The 44-year-old opposition is facing several prosecutions before he was poisoned and during his stay in Germany, and he will be tried next Friday for "defaming" a former fighter.
He also faces charges in a corruption investigation, a crime punishable by 10 years in prison.
Organization announces the arrest of 5,300 people during the demonstrations in support of Navalny.
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