Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny to face new trial

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared in court via video link (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he was facing new extremism and terrorism charges that could land him in prison for life as authorities set the stage for a new trial against the Kremlin’s leading critic.

Mr Navalny said by video-link from prison during the hearing that the extremism charges that he rejected as “absurd” could see him in prison for 30 years.