Russian Prison Authority Will Seek Arrest Of Kremlin Foe Navalny Upon Return
January 14, 2021 11:08 GMT
Updated
January 14, 2021 13:08 GMT
Share
share
Print
Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) says it will seek the arrest of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, setting the stage for a potentially dramatic new showdown between the Kremlin and Navalny, who is one of President Vladimir Putin's most outspoken foes.
The FSIN statement on January 14 comes days after Navalny was placed on Russia's federal wanted list for allegedly violating the terms of a suspended prison sentence and less than 24 hours after the 44-year-old announced plans to return this weekend from Germany, where he was airlifted for treatment after being poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent.