Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing after being detained at the protest against corruption and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, at the Tverskoi court in Moscow, Russia March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Tatyana Make
MOSCOW: A court on Monday fined Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 20,000 roubles ($352.20) for his role in organising what the authorities said was an illegal protest in Moscow on Sunday.
The same court was due, later on Monday, to consider a separate charge against him of disobeying a police officer.
A Reuters reporter saw police detain Navalny, who hopes to run against Vladimir Putin for the presidency next year, as he walked along central Moscow's Tverskaya Street on Sunday with supporters.
