The European Union Friday strongly condemned today's ruling against the Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, by a Moscow Court, sentencing him to an additional 19 years of imprisonment.
"Mr Navalny is already serving politically motivated sentences of a total of 11.5 years.
This is a stark indication that the Russian legal system continues to be instrumentalised against Mr Navalny" said EU High Representative Josep BorrellI in a statement.
He said three years have passed since the assassination attempt through poisoning of Navalny on 20 August 2020 in Russia by using a toxic nerve agent and noted that Russia's political leadership is responsible for his safety and health.
The EU reiterated its call on Russia to immediately and unconditionally release him.
Source: Kuwait News Agency
