Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, left, and his former colleague Pyotr Ofitserov react as they were released in a courtroom in Kirov, Russia on Friday July 19,2013
A Russian court has released from custody opposition leader Alexei
Navalny less than 24 hours after convicting him of embezzlement and
sentencing him to five years in prison.
The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that
because Mr. Navalny is a candidate in the upcoming Moscow mayoral race
keeping him in custody would deny him his right to seek election.
The release is to extend until appeals of his conviction are completed
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