Navalny to serve 19 years in ‘special regime’ prison after latest conviction

Alexei Navalny was found guilty on charges of extremism which he says are politically motivated (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism and sentenced him to 19 years in prison on Friday.

Mr Navalny is already serving a nine-year term on a variety of charges that he says were politically motivated.