On October 17, 2017, the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment on the complaint filed by Alexei and Oleg Navalny against the verdict in the Yves Rocher case.
Earlier, the Russian authorities had sentenced Alexei Navalny to 3.5 years suspended, and Oleg to 3.5 years in prison, on fabricated charges that they had allegedly deceived Yves Rocher Vostok into signing an unfavorable contract with intermediary company and embezzled money. Even the supposed victims themselves did not believe they had suffered any damage.
The European Court found that the Russian authorities had violated their right to a fair trial and the principle that punishment may be imposed only on the basis of law: the charges and the verdict were arbitrary and unforeseeable. Thus, the international court established that the Russian verdict did not meet the basic requirements of law and a fair trial.
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