Aleksei Navalny, ordered to return to Russia urgently



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The Russian authorities ordered Aleksei Navalny to return to the country immediately to avoid going to jail. Specifically, the Russian prison service claims that Aleksei Navalny violates the terms of a suspended prison sentence.

Aleksei Navalny was sentenced to three and a half years in prison mein a case from 2014, that the dissident considers politically motivated. The judicial review period expires on December 30 and Navalny is expected to appear in court on Tuesday morning, December 29.

The Kremlin’s opponent is in Germany and confirmed that he received the summons from the Russian authorities. However, his spokesman said it was impossible for him to reach Moscow on Tuesday. in the morning, as requested by the Russian prison service.

Aleksei Navalny, who was injured on August 20 on a plane flying between Tomsk and Moscow, was later transferred to a hospital in Germany where the Noviciok poisoning was confirmed. He claims he was poisoned on orders from the Kremlin, but Russian authorities have repeatedly denied any involvement.

However, a few days ago, a relative of his, the lawyer Liubov Sobol, was picked up from his home in Moscow and brought in for an investigation.

Editor: Luana Pavaluca

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