STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Europe's top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's conviction for fraud in 2014 had been "arbitrary and manifestly unreasonable" and ordered Russia to pay him compensation.
"We have won. Thanks everyone for support," tweeted Navalny, a campaigner against corruption among Russia's elite who hopes to run against Vladimir Putin in a March election. Putin is widely expected to seek and win a fourth term as president.
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