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02-09-2017, 03:52 PM
KIROV/MOSCOW, Russia: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused the Kremlin of trying to block him from running in next year’s presidential election after a court on Wednesday found him guilty of embezzlement.
Navalny, who has made a name for himself exposing official corruption, said he would still compete in the presidential race, but it was **t immediately clear if that was legally possible.
"What we are seeing **w is a sort of telegram sent from the Kremlin, saying that they believe that I, my team, and the people whose views I voice, are too dangerous to allow us to take part in the election campaign," Navalny said.
"We don’t recognise this ruling. I have every right to take part in the election according to the constitution and I will do so," he told reporters in the courtroom, moments after the verdict was handed down.
The court, in the provincial city of Kirov, found Navalny guilty of embezzlement in relation to a timber firm called Kirovles, and gave him a five year suspended prison sentence. It also fined him 500,000 roubles ($8,442.04).
Late last year, Navalny an**unced a plan to run for president in 2018, when Vladimir Putin’s current term expires.
Putin has **t said if he will seek a new term, though most Kremlin-watchers expect him to run.
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Navalny, who has made a name for himself exposing official corruption, said he would still compete in the presidential race, but it was **t immediately clear if that was legally possible.
"What we are seeing **w is a sort of telegram sent from the Kremlin, saying that they believe that I, my team, and the people whose views I voice, are too dangerous to allow us to take part in the election campaign," Navalny said.
"We don’t recognise this ruling. I have every right to take part in the election according to the constitution and I will do so," he told reporters in the courtroom, moments after the verdict was handed down.
The court, in the provincial city of Kirov, found Navalny guilty of embezzlement in relation to a timber firm called Kirovles, and gave him a five year suspended prison sentence. It also fined him 500,000 roubles ($8,442.04).
Late last year, Navalny an**unced a plan to run for president in 2018, when Vladimir Putin’s current term expires.
Putin has **t said if he will seek a new term, though most Kremlin-watchers expect him to run.
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