00:40Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny arrived for his parole review hearing at Moscow City Court on Tuesday.
The activist is accused of breaching parole conditions of a suspended sentence from a 2014 embezzlement conviction. The Federal Penal Correction Service (FSIN) is asking for three-and-a-half-year imprisonment for Navalny.
He was taken into custody on January 17 upon his return to Russia from Germany, where he spent nearly five months recovering from an alleged Novichok nerve agent attack. A day later, a Moscow court sentenced him to 30 days in jail for violating the parole conditions.
Russia: Navalny appears for trial at Moscow court
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny arrived for his parole review hearing at Moscow City Court on Tuesday.
The activist is accused of breaching parole conditions of a suspended sentence from a 2014 embezzlement conviction. The Federal Penal Correction Service (FSIN) is asking for three-and-a-half-year imprisonment for Navalny.
He was taken into custody on January 17 upon his return to Russia from Germany, where he spent nearly five months recovering from an alleged Novichok nerve agent attack. A day later, a Moscow court sentenced him to 30 days in jail for violating the parole conditions.
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny arrived for his parole review hearing at Moscow City Court on Tuesday.
The activist is accused of breaching parole conditions of a suspended sentence from a 2014 embezzlement conviction. The Federal Penal Correction Service (FSIN) is asking for three-and-a-half-year imprisonment for Navalny.
He was taken into custody on January 17 upon his return to Russia from Germany, where he spent nearly five months recovering from an alleged Novichok nerve agent attack. A day later, a Moscow court sentenced him to 30 days in jail for violating the parole conditions.