Summary:
- Alexei Navalny, a vocal critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison.
- Navalny was already serving a sentence of 11 and a half years on charges he claims are bogus.
- He was further convicted of extremism, leading to an additional 19 years added to his sentence.
- The Russian government has outlawed and declared Navalny's political movement as extremist.
- The audio feed during Navalny's latest sentencing was of extremely poor quality, making it difficult to understand the judge's words.
A vocal critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin has had nearly two decades added to his prison sentence.
Alexei Navalny is already serving a sentence of 11 and a half years after being convicted of fraud and other charges. Navalny says those charges are bogus. He was then convicted of extremism and had 19 years added to his sentence. Navalny's political movement has been outlawed and declared extremist by the Russian government. The audio feed from his latest sentencing was so poor it was practically impossible to understand what the judge was saying.