ANKARA
Russian opponent activist, blogger and lawyer Aleksey Navalny was released till the decision of the appeal court.
Navalny, who was labelled as the leader of the protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for being involved in corruption on Thursday.
Navalny, who has been supported by Russian anti-Putin public opinion during the judicial process, has refuted the decision and appealed to the court.
An appeal court went over the petition of objection today and decided to release Navalny and businessman Pyotor Ofitserov, who has been tried in a court with Navalny together.
However, the appeal court imposed a ban on leaving the country for Navalny.
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