Navalny, one of the leading Russian voices against Vladimir Putin before he was locked up, has now been convicted of promoting "extremism."

A Russian " " court " " on Friday issued its verdict in a new case against jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, convicting the politician of promoting “extremism” and extending his time in prison by 19 years, according to Russian state media and his own team.

  • vlad@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    181·
    11 months ago

    Damn shame. He would have been one hell of an upgrade over Putin.

    • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      11 months ago

      Anyone short of Stalin would be an improvement over Putin, Navalny was decent by Russian government standards only.

      • Echo DotEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        Putin is a ticking time bomb. Replacing him with anyone even moderately more amenable would be an improvement.