A Moscow court has sent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to jail for 20 days for calling for an unsanctioned protest.<br /><br />This means Navalny will not be able to lead a major rally he had planned in President Vladimir Putin’s hometown of Saint Petersburg on Saturday.<br /><br />“They have already arrested me for a fully legal demonstration. It must be a sort of gift for Putin’s birthday that is all I can say,” he quipped.<br /><br />Speaking to the media outside the court building, Navalny’s lawyer Olga Mikhailova described the court’s decision as outrageous and said they will appeal <br /><br />After he announced his presidential bid last year, Navalny, arguably Russia’s most popular opposition politician, inspired a grassroots campaign in Russian regions to support his nomination.<br /><br />Navalny’s campaign on Monday night called for rallies to protest his arrest in other Russian cities this Saturday.<br />
