Jailed Russian opposition chief Alexey Navalny has appeared at a court docket in Russia to defend himself over new extremism prices, which may see his jail sentence prolonged by a number of extra years.
Monday’s court docket listening to occurred on the IK-6 penal colony in Melekhovo, the place Navalny is being imprisoned, about 235km (145 miles) east of Moscow.
He regarded skinny, had cropped hair and was wearing a black jail uniform, based on journalists in Russia, who have been allowed to cowl the court docket proceedings nearly.
In an effort to contest the court docket’s prices, Navalny stated: “Taking into consideration the present circumstances, and legal regulation, you need to withdraw.”
Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego studies.
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