KIROV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian court temporarily released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody on Friday, but placed him under travel restrictions, while he awaits the outcome of an appeal against his sentence to five years in jail.
Prosecutors unexpectedly asked for Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin's biggest critics, to be allowed to await the appeal decision at home in Moscow after his conviction on theft charges in the city of Kirov.
The move could be intended to appease opposition activists who protested in their thousands against the verdict in several cities on Thursday, and to head off the danger of social unrest. Dozens of people were detained during the rallies.
(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska, writing by Timothy Heritage, editing by Elizabeth Piper)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-freed-temporarily-await-appeal-071359018.html
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