Alexey Navalny left the special detention center

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from the special detention center where he was serving an administrative arrest for 50 days.

Navalny announced this on his Twitter . After his release, the politician thanked everyone for their support and admitted that he was not sure whether he would get home, Rain reports .

On August 27, Navalny was arrested for 30 days for the unsanctioned "Voters' Strike" rally and sentenced to administrative arrest for violating the rules for holding a mass event. The oppositionist left the special detention center on September 24, but he was immediately re-detained. On the same day, Navalny was sentenced to 20 days of administrative arrest for allegedly being involved in a rally at which he caused harm to human health or property.