A Russian judge on Wednesday said that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was guilty of embezzlement, Interfax news agency reported, a decision that will force Navalny to drop his plan to run in next year’s presidential election.
MOSCOW A Russian judge on Wednesday said that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was guilty of embezzlement, Interfax news agency reported, a decision that will force Navalny to drop his plan to run in next year’s presidential election.
The judge at the court, in the city of Kirov, was still reading his verdict, but it was clear from his remarks Navalny would be found guilty, Interfax reported.
The agency cited a lawyer for Navalny as saying the decision would, under Russian law, disqualify Navalny from running in the election.
(Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova- Writing by Christian Lowe- Editing by Maria Kiselyova)
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