Russian Prison Authority Will Seek Arrest Of Kremlin Foe Navalny Upon Return
January 14, 2021 11:08 GMT
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January 14, 2021 13:08 GMT
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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.
Outspoken Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny says he will return to Russia this weekend after spending almost five months in Germany to receive emergency medical care to survive a poison attack.