Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been located at a prison colony in Russia’s Arctic, his team said Monday, ending a frantic three-week search for the opposition figure’s whereabouts.
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is believed to have been transferred from the prison in central Russia where he was being held, his allies told The Moscow Times, but his whereabouts remain unknown. “We don’t know where he could have been transferred,” Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh told The Moscow Times over text message Tuesday. “We currently have no information.” Navalny, 47, was expected to be transferred from the IK-6 prison in the Vladimir region to a stricter "special-regime" colony after a court in August handed him a 19-year jail term, accusing him of creating an organization that undermined public security by carrying out "extremist activities." “Prisoner transfers are dangerous primarily because, during this time, a person is deprived of all protection and assistance," Yarmysh told The Moscow Times.
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s whereabouts and condition have been unknown for nearly a week after he reportedly suffered a serious health incident, his team said on Monday.
Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 19 years in prison in August, after he was found guilty of creating an extremist community, financing extremist activities and numerous other crimes.
Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 19 years in prison in August, after he was found guilty of creating an extremist community, financing extremist activities and numerous other crimes.