Russia has the obligation to respect this decision as signatory of the treaty of European Court of HUman rights. On the other hand, russian Ministry oif Justice has considered make an exception to that CEDH decision.
Today the European Court of Human Rights have demanded the liberation of the lawyer an politician with immediate effect. The Court has expressed their concern of Nalvany's life "considerating the light of the general circonstances of his detention."
This is a response of the detained's recquest on January 20. The CEDH express that they consider, russian goverment do not give the guarantees fof Navalny's life and health.
His detention was part of demonstrations on Russia against current administration where 11 000 people were detained. Ministry of Justice Tchouichenko says that CEDH decision is a rude intromission on russian justice processes. This, after some constitutional changes that have occured in Russia where they established that no treaty is applicable if it is against russian constitution.
Thruth is that Putin's administration has been hard with oppsoition including all these human rights problems. Hope for the highest justice in this land,