Court hands Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny 5-year suspended sentence

The Leninsky District Court in Russia has handed opposition leader, Aleksey Navalny a five-year suspended sentence after finding him guilty of embezzlement, a move which may undermine his plans to run for president against Vladimir Putin in 2018. Navalny was found guilty of embezzlement in relation to a timber firm called Kirovles. Appearing before the district court Wednesday, February 8,