The dissident politician was arrested on arrival in Russia, after recovering in Germany from a suspected poisoning.
MOSCOW — A Moscow appeals court on Saturday rejected opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s demand to be released from custody, ensuring Russian President Vladimir Putin’s staunchest critic remains behind bars.
The ruling effectively removes Russia’s most influential opposition leader from the political scene ahead of parliamentary elections in the fall.
In his statement at the court hearing on Saturday, Navalny, dressed in green trousers and a checkered shirt, said that despite his jailing, he did not feel discouraged.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled,” he said, citing a passage from the Bible. The dissident also cited the Harry Potter books, comparing Putin to the archvillain Voldemort.
Navalny has been held at a detention center in Moscow ever since he was arrested upon returning to Russia from Germany last month, where he was undergoing treatment for poisoning with a military-grade nerve agent in an attack which he has blamed on the Kremlin.
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A Moscow appeals court on Saturday rejected opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s demand to be released from custody, ensuring Russian President Vladimir Putin’s staunchest critic remains behind bars https://t.co/5dGwAfG33o
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People in this country complain about our justice system. I invite them to move to Russia and see what happens when they run afoul of the law in Russia (such as it is).
In Russia the law is whatever Putin says it is. Since Navalny is an enemy of Purin, neither he nor anyone else can expect fair treatment under the Russian legal system.
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