Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny moved to high security prison

Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny moved to high security prison
June 15, 2022, 5:20 pm

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny (File photo: Official Facebook page)

Local human rights organization in Russian reported that opposition politician Alexey Navalny was moved to a high-security prison in Russia's Vladimir Oblast on Tuesday (June 14).

Navalny was convicted by a Russian court of “criminal organization” along with his companions Leonid Volkov and Roman Rubanov, the Anadolu Agency reported.

According to investigators, Navalny spent money on “extremism” and his personal needs, an accusation Navalny rejects.

In total, Navalny allegedly stole over 2.6 million rubles (about $22,000) from four individuals, who later filed a lawsuit against Navalny and others.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a hearing in Moscow. (File photo: Reuters)

Navalny also reportedly insulted prosecutor Ekaterina Frolova, who supported an accusation against him at the trial for defaming a World War II veteran and his grandson.

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Navalny was arrested in January 2021 upon returning from Germany, where he was treated at a hospital for nerve agent poisoning, for which he and Western countries have accused the Kremlin. The Kremlin denies the charge.

politician Alexey Navalny is a Russian opposition leader, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist.

He has organised anti-government demonstrations and run for office to advocate reforms against corruption in Russia, and against president Vladimir Putin and his government, who avoids referring directly to Navalny by name.

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Navalny was a Russian Opposition Coordination Council member. He is the leader of the Russia of the Future party and founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

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