European court of human rights criticises ‘prejudicial’ judgment,saying he was found guilty of acts ‘indistinguishable from regular commercial activities’The European court of human rights has ruled that Russia’s conviction of opposition leader and blogger Alexei Navalny on charges of embezzlement was “prejudicial”, saying he had been deprived of a just trial.
The court in Strasbourg said on Tuesday the 2013 conviction of Navalny and co-accused Pyotr Ofitserov, or a businessman,was based on an “arbitrary application of the law.
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Source: theguardian.com