Russian anti-corruption blogger and Putin opponent Alexei Navalny has been freed from custody after just 24 hours behind bars.
The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that because Navalny is a candidate in this autumn's Moscow mayoral race keeping him in custody would deny him his right to seek election.
He will remain free until any appeals against his conviction for embezzlement are completed.
After the decision, Navalny emerged from the caged-off defendants' section of the courtroom and thanked supporters who had held protest rallies on Thursday after his conviction.
Navalny talks to the media following his release "What happened now is a completely unique phenomenon in the system of Russian justice," he said.
Navalny, a popular blogger and corruption-fighting lawyer, rose to prominence among the opposition during a series of massive protests in Moscow against President Vladimir Putin's re-election to a third presidential term in March 2012.
His conviction prompted criticism from the United States and the European Union.
Navalny, 37, has blogged about his investigations into corruption at state-owned companies where he owned shares.
Navalny wants to challenge Mr Putin for the presidency He and his team of lawyers and activists have sifted through property registers abroad to identify top officials and politicians who own undeclared foreign assets and hold foreign citizenship.
On Thursday, 40 people were arrested during protests against his five-year sentence.
Navalny has said he wants to challenge Mr Putin for the presidency in the next election, and believes the prosecution was politically motivated.
He will not be allowed to travel outside Moscow while the appeals process is under way.
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