A Moscow judge ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days in what he called a miscarriage of justice and “lawlessness.”
Alexei Navalny’s …
A Moscow judge ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days in what he called a miscarriage of justice and “lawlessness.” Alexei Navalny’s rushed court hearing occurred Monday in the police station where he has been held, according to The New York Times. Vadim Kobzev, Navalny’s lawyer, said he was notified of the trial just minutes before it was held in the station. “What is happening here is impossible,” Navalny said in a video uploaded to one of his social media accounts, The Times reported. “This is the highest degree of lawlessness — I can’t call it anything else.” The judge who presided over the hearing ruled that the opposition leader was to be jailed until Feb.15 pending trial, according to Kobzev, The Times reported.
