Russian opposition leader disbarred from practice

Alexei Navalny, lawyer and anti-corruption blogger, has had his licence to practice law revoked by the Moscow Bar Association.

Russian lawyer Alexei Navalny loses practising license after timber embezzlement case Irina Afonskaya

He has become one of the leaders of the Russian opposition, running for the post of mayor of Moscow in September. He was sentenced to five years in prison this year on charges of timber embezzlement but his sentence was then suspended. Source: Russian Legal Information Agency

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