Eu Condemns Additional Jail Sentence Against Russian Opposition Politician

2023-08-04 03:04:10

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (KUNA) -- The European Union Friday strongly condemned today's ruling against the Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, by a Moscow Court, sentencing him to an additional 19 years of imprisonment.
"Mr Navalny is already serving Politically motivated sentences of a total of 11.5 years.
This is a stark indication that the Russian legal system continues to be instrumentalised against Mr Navalny" said EU High Representative Josep BorrellI in a statement.
He said three years have passed since the assassination attempt through poisoning of Navalny on 20 August 2020 in Russia by using a toxic nerve agent and noted that Russia's political leadership is responsible for his safety and health.
The EU reiterated its call on Russia to immediately and unconditionally release him. (end)
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