Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny placed in a penal colony in the Arctic…

2023-12-26 09:13:25

07:14: Russian opponent Navalny is in a penal colony in the Arctic

Imprisoned Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny, whose relatives had not heard from for almost three weeks, reappeared on Monday in a penal colony in Kharp, in the Russian Arctic, an isolated region where he was transferred three months before the presidential election.

Charismatic anti-corruption activist and number one enemy of Vladimir Putin, Alexeï Navalny, 47, is serving a 19-year prison sentence for “extremism”. He was arrested in January 2021 upon his return from Russia from convalescence in Germany for a poisoning which he blames on the Kremlin.