Was Navalny justly convicted of embezzlement in 2013 or was it a stitch up? The ECHR adjudicated in 2016 & you can read the densely written judgment here:
hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{"appno":["46632/13"],"itemid":["001-161060"]}
It’s a murky business to be sure. It has ..
hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{"appno":["46632/13"],"itemid":["001-161060"]}
It’s a murky business to be sure. It has ..
.. the hallmarks of a stitch up by someone of whom Navalny was being publicly critical at the time. The proceedings which ultimately resulted in the suspended sentence were ruled unfair & Navalny was awarded compensation.
For reasons unclear, Russia was not directed to ..
For reasons unclear, Russia was not directed to ..
.. produce an action plan to, for example, quash the conviction, so, though unfairly obtained, it remained in effect & has just now been activated.
I am not a Navalny fan &, for balance if nothing else, tend to take Putin’s & Russia’s side in most things but this ..
I am not a Navalny fan &, for balance if nothing else, tend to take Putin’s & Russia’s side in most things but this ..
.. conviction does look politically motivated & the incarceration under it dubious to say the least. There is nothing in the judgment to suggest Putin had any involvement in the original conviction however.
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