01:22Mandatory Credit: Babushkinskiy district court press service
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was delivered to Moscow’s Babushkinskiy district court on Friday to face charges of slandering WWII veteran Ignat Artemenko.
The anti-corruption activist is accused of defaming Artemenko, who spoke in favour of Russia’s constitutional amendments last year, on his personal Twitter and Telegram accounts.
If convicted, Navalny faces a fine of up to one million roubles ($13,335/€11,130) or compulsory work for up to 240 hours.
Several foreign diplomats, including those from Estonia and Lithuania, arrived at the court earlier to attend the hearing.
On February 2, the Kremlin critic was sentenced in a separate case to two years and eight months in a penal colony.
Russia: Navalny war veteran libel trial continues in Moscow
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was delivered to Moscow’s Babushkinskiy district court on Friday to face charges of slandering WWII veteran Ignat Artemenko.
The anti-corruption activist is accused of defaming Artemenko, who spoke in favour of Russia’s constitutional amendments last year, on his personal Twitter and Telegram accounts.
If convicted, Navalny faces a fine of up to one million roubles ($13,335/€11,130) or compulsory work for up to 240 hours.
Several foreign diplomats, including those from Estonia and Lithuania, arrived at the court earlier to attend the hearing.
On February 2, the Kremlin critic was sentenced in a separate case to two years and eight months in a penal colony.
Mandatory Credit: Babushkinskiy district court press service
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was delivered to Moscow’s Babushkinskiy district court on Friday to face charges of slandering WWII veteran Ignat Artemenko.
The anti-corruption activist is accused of defaming Artemenko, who spoke in favour of Russia’s constitutional amendments last year, on his personal Twitter and Telegram accounts.
If convicted, Navalny faces a fine of up to one million roubles ($13,335/€11,130) or compulsory work for up to 240 hours.
Several foreign diplomats, including those from Estonia and Lithuania, arrived at the court earlier to attend the hearing.
On February 2, the Kremlin critic was sentenced in a separate case to two years and eight months in a penal colony.