supporters who have gathered in support of opposition leader aleksei navalny. ound guilty of fraud, his brother also found guilty on the same charges, though aleksei's sentence was suspended, in other words he has managed to avoid a prison term. his brother has been sentenced to jail for three and a half years, but it was scheduled for next month, but the court brought that forward, and you can see people there have turned out to protest. aleksei navalny calling on his supporters to demonstrate against this sentencing. so there you can see -- peter was saying perhaps a thousand thousand and a half people there. this is a protest that they did not have permission for. security forces were prepared for it. said earlier in the day that any kind of turnout would be dealt with. and you can see they definitely have a presence there. people are there. they want to make their voices heard. they are feeling very angry, but right now security forces on the scene there. we'll stay across that situation, and bring you anymore developments out of the russian capitol as they

aleksei navalny was later picked up after breaking his house arrest to attend the demonstration. sharpe reports. >> reporter: aleksei navalny arrives in court in moscow with state prosecutors calling for a ten-year term. instead he and his brother were sentenced to three and a half years. his supporters claim the trial is another attempt to curb discent in russia. and the terms will certainly remove one of the most effective opposition campaigners from the political stage. while depriving him of a long jail term that would only increase his popularity. >>> aleksei navalny is for many the credible face of russian opposition. he has been one of the most vocal opponents of vladimir putin. but in february his political am beneficiaries came to an abrupt end when he was placed under house arrest. throughout his trial he has remained definant. >> translator: this hunter which has laid their hands on everything in russia and a building resources based futile capitalism, will sooner or later fall. >> reporter: the kremlin denies influencing the judiciary. but he blames the political esta

. >> reporter: aleksei navalny arrived with prosecutors calling for a ten-year term.nstead he and his brother were sentenced to three and a half years, be alexei receiving a suspended sentence. his supports claim the trial is another attempt by the kremlin to curb decent in russia. and it will certainly remove one of the most effective opposition campaigners from the political stage while deriving him of a long jail term that would just increase his popularity. alex navalny is for men the credible face of opposition. he has been one of the most vocal opponents of vladimir putin, famous for calling the ruling party a bunch of crooks and thieves. but then he was placed under house arrest. throughout his trial he has remained defiant. >> translator: this hunter which has laid their hands on everything in russia and is building resources based futile capitalism will sooner or later fall. >> navalny blames the political establishment for trying to silence him. in just a few years this young anti-corruption blogger has become one of the biggest challenges to president putin