Russian court orders Alexei Navalny to jail for 30 days

Alexei Navalny (Mstyslav Chernov/AP)

A judge has ordered to remand Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in custody for 30 days, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said.

The ruling concluded an hours-long court hearing set up at a police precinct where the politician has been held since his arrest at a Moscow airport on Sunday.