The United States sanctioned a Russian judge for the "arbitrary" imprisonment of Moscow politician and human rights activist Alexei Gorinov as officials in Russia seek to extend his sentence, the U.S.

The United States issued sanctions against a Russian judge on Tuesday for her role in the detention of human-rights activist Alexei Gorinov over his opposition to Russia's war in Ukraine, the Treasury Department said.

Treasury department says the judge ordered the ‘ongoing arbitrary detention’ of Gorinov and sentenced him to seven years in prison in July, 2022, for speaking against the war