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Russian prosecutors seek 20 years for opposition politician Navalny
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny could face a possible 20 years in a penal colony. — YouTube-vDud image via Reuters

MOSCOW, July 20 — Russia’s state prosecutors today requested a sentence of 20 years in a penal colony for jailed Russian opposition politician Navalny on charges including extremism, according to the court hearing his trial, state news agency TASS reported.

TASS cited a lawyer as saying the verdict would be announced on Aug. 4. — Reuters

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