UN concerned over Alexei Navalny sentence

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Updated At : 12:24 PM Feb 04, 2021 IST

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Geneva, February 3

The UN human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani voiced dismay on Wednesday at the sentencing of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and called for the immediate release of peaceful protesters, including some 1,400 arrested on Tuesday.

A Moscow court jailed Navalny for three and a half years on Tuesday, although his lawyer said he would actually serve two years and eight months because of time already spent under house arrest.

Russia has accused the West of descending into hysteria over the issue. — Agencies

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