Gaunt Alexei Navalny denounces Russia’s justice system
Opposition leader Navalny appeared in court in a video link from jail, where he has just ended a hunger strike
29 April 2021 - 14:33
Moscow — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, looking gaunt and drained after a hunger strike, denounced Russia’s justice system on Thursday as his team said he faces new criminal charges and that it is disbanding a network of regional campaign offices.
In his first appearance since declaring an end to the three-week hunger strike last week, Navalny, his head shaven, remained defiant, though a blurry video link from jail during a legal hearing in a separate case showed he had lost weight...
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