Russia jails pro-Navalny activist for two months in first 'extremism' arrest

FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court jailed an activist ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for two months on Wednesday awaiting trial after she became the first person to be arrested in a new "extremism" case against Navalny's network.

The court in the city of Ufa ruled that Liliya Chanysheva should be held in custody until Jan. 9 on a charge of creating an extremist organisation, lawyer Vladimir Voronin told Reuters.