He is already serving a nine-year sentence in a maximum-security prison for “embezzlement”, a charge that his supporters say was trumped up in retaliation for challenging President Vladimir Putin. READ MORE:
He is already serving a nine-year sentence in a maximum-security prison for “embezzlement”, a charge that his supporters say was trumped up in retaliation for challenging President Vladimir Putin.
Navalny has a huge following on social media, where he has posted videos exposing alleged corruption among Russia’s elite and mobilized massive anti-government protests. His Anti-Corruption Foundation, that investigates graft among Russian officials, was banned for extremism in 2021. In all, he has spent almost 200 days in the cell, according to his team, which has repeatedly accused prison authorities of harassing him.
He has also complained of health problems and major weight loss since being jailed in a strict regime penal colony.
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