INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
sentencing to nine years, raising fears among allies and supporters that authorities could be seeking to keep Navalny, 45, in prison for
life on what they call politically motivated charges.Navalny said he was officially notified that the extremism charges were brought against
designation to protect employees from prosecution.Navalny was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison in February 2021 after recovering
years after he was found guilty of embezzlement and contempt of court.Following a failed appeal against that sentence earlier this month, he
