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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released 1 day after his conviction
• KIROV, Russia (AP) -- A Russian court on Friday released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison.
• The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that because Navalny is a candidate in this fall's Moscow mayoral race keeping him in custody would deny him his right to seek election.
• Judge Ignatiy Embasinov supported that appeal, saying that Navalny's incarceration would "prevent him from exercising his rights of be elected."
• Navalny's supporters cheered Embasinov's order.
• The release, under the condition that he not travel outside Moscow, will extend until appeals of his conviction are completed.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Friday, July 19, the 200th day of 2013. There are 165 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On July 19, 1943, Allied air forces raided Rome during World War II, the same day Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Feltre in northern Italy.
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• On this date:
• In 1553, King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed Queen of England after pretender Lady Jane Grey was deposed.
• In 1812, during the War of 1812, the First Battle of Sackets Harbor in Lake Ontario resulted in an American victory as U.S. naval forces repelled a British attack.
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