Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose attempted assassination was captured in the Oscar-winning documentary “Navalny,” has received a sentence for an additional 19 years in prison.The updated prison term is due to charges of “extremism,” per Russian media (via Deadline).
Navalny is currently serving a nine-year term after accusing Russian president Vladimir Putin of corruption.
Navalny shared a statement to a Telegram social media account following the sentencing.“The term will be long, what is called ‘Stalinist,’” he wrote.
“The formula for calculating it is simple: what the prosecutor asked for, minus 10-15%.
They asked for 20, they give 18 or something like that.”Navalny added that he anticipates an additional 10-year sentence for a pending charge of terrorism.The eponymous documentary “Navalny,” directed by Daniel Roher, charted Navalny’s political movement against the Kremlin and the alleged attempt to poison him with nerve agent Novichok.
Navalny became ill in August…
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