He is to appear in court in early February to determine if he will serve the 3 1/2-year sentence in prison. Thirteen people were reported arrested at the protest in Yakutsk, a city in eastern Siberia where the temperature was minus-50. Navalny fell into a coma while aboard a domestic flight from Siberia to Moscow on Aug. 20. Russia refused to open a full-fledged criminal inquiry, citing a lack of evidence that Navalny was poisoned. Russian police are arresting protesters demanding the release of top Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at demonstrations in the country’s east and larger unsanctioned rallies are expected later Saturday in Moscow and other major cities.

Source: Egypt Independent January 23, 2021 13:30 UTC