According to the TASS news agency, the Moscow City Court said that the judgment of the first trial was recognized as a result of hearing the arguments of both the prosecutors and the lawyers during the appeal trial held in the city’s Babuskinsky Court on the same day.
Russian opposition leader Nabalni at the appeal hearing▶ Click here for a larger view
The court served only for this period, taking into account the fact that he was under house arrest from December 30, 2014 to February 18, 2015, when the judicial proceedings were in connection with the 2014 Navalni fraud case, which was a matter of appeal. Ordered to be removed from the period.
Navalni was charged with illegal acquisition of 31 million rubles (approximately 590 million won) from the Russian branch of the French cosmetics company Yv Rocher in December 2014, and was sentenced to five years in prison for three years and six months. Have been sentenced to
The Moscow Simonovsky District Court ruled earlier on the 2nd that the probation should be converted to imprisonment in a trial to cancel the sentence of probation against Navalni in connection with the fraud case.
The defeat of the trial resulted in Navalni being sentenced to three years and six months in prison for a previous probation.
However, the actual period of service was set at 2 years and 8 months, considering the number of days spent in judicial proceedings such as investigation, trial, and house pension at the time of the previous lawsuit.
However, Navalni and the lawyers appealed against the judgment of the first trial, and an appeal trial was held on that day.
Navalni was forced to serve about two years and six months as the court of appeals reduced the punishment period by an additional 1.5 months.
The Moscow City Court also ignored the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the 17th, which demanded immediate release due to the threat to Navalni’s life.
Russian opposition leader Nabalni at the appeal hearing▶ Click here for a larger view
Navalni, who came to court from the detention center, said in a final statement, “Power lies in the truth. Russia is now based on injustice, but we see tens of millions of people wanting to find the truth.” “Someday they will get the truth.” Insisted.
The lawyers said they would appeal, saying they could not accept the second trial decision.
On the other hand, the same court is scheduled to hold a fourth trial on charges of defamation of veterans of World War II veterans that occurred last year.
Navalni was convicted of slandering and slandering a veteran who fought in World War II (Great German War) last June and defamed the honor.
Navalni, who has consistently accused high-ranking Russian government officials of corruption, including President Vladimir Putin, collapsed on a domestic airliner in August of last year as a symptom of poisoning, was transferred to a hospital in Berlin, Germany, and returned to Korea on the 17th of last month, but was immediately arrested and arrested at the airport. done.
[연합뉴스]
Copyrights ⓒ Yonhap News. Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited