Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny to face new trial

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.

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