00:58Mandatory credit: Moscow City Court
Moscow City Court rejected an appeal from politician Alexei Navalny’s legal team for more time to consider case material ahead of a new trial on charges of extremism.
Footage shows Navalny listening to the court's decision via video link.
The court ruled that it would not consider the request because the criminal case, with an approved indictment, had already been sent for consideration on the merits.
The current case against Navalny, centred around his alleged creation of an extremist community, was filed for consideration at Moscow City Court on Thursday, May 25. Another defendant in the case, Daniel Kholodny, former technical director of the opposition leader's YouTube channel, has been detained since March 4, 2022.
Navalny is charged under Part 3 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Establishment of an extremist community and participation in it'), as well as under Part 2 and Part 3 of Article 282.1 ('Organization and financing of extremist activities'), Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 280 ('Public calls for extremist activities'), Part 2 of Article 151. 2 ('Enticement of a minor to commit acts endangering his or her life'), Part 2 of Article 239 ('Establishment of an NGO infringing upon the personality and rights of citizens') and Part 3 of Article 354.1 ('Rehabilitation of Nazism').
He is an opposition activist, politician, lawyer and video blogger who has been the subject of a number of criminal cases, and remains in prison following earlier convictions.
In late March 2022, Moscow's Lefortovsky Court sentenced Navalny to nine years in a strict regime penal colony for embezzlement and contempt of court.
Investigators claimed the politician had stolen more than 350 million roubles donated to an anti-corruption fund. The contempt charge related to Navalny insulting a judge while on trial for slandering World War II verteran Ignat Artyomenko.
Navalny was arrested on January 17, 2021 as he returned from Germany, where he had been recovering from an alleged poisoning incident. He was later sentenced to three and a half years in a penal colony for violating terms of his probation.
The politician and his supporters deny all the charges against him and claim they are politically motivated.
Russia: Moscow court rejects Navalny lawyers’ request for more time ahead of 'extremism' trial
Moscow City Court rejected an appeal from politician Alexei Navalny’s legal team for more time to consider case material ahead of a new trial on charges of extremism.
Footage shows Navalny listening to the court's decision via video link.
The court ruled that it would not consider the request because the criminal case, with an approved indictment, had already been sent for consideration on the merits.
The current case against Navalny, centred around his alleged creation of an extremist community, was filed for consideration at Moscow City Court on Thursday, May 25. Another defendant in the case, Daniel Kholodny, former technical director of the opposition leader's YouTube channel, has been detained since March 4, 2022.
Navalny is charged under Part 3 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Establishment of an extremist community and participation in it'), as well as under Part 2 and Part 3 of Article 282.1 ('Organization and financing of extremist activities'), Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 280 ('Public calls for extremist activities'), Part 2 of Article 151. 2 ('Enticement of a minor to commit acts endangering his or her life'), Part 2 of Article 239 ('Establishment of an NGO infringing upon the personality and rights of citizens') and Part 3 of Article 354.1 ('Rehabilitation of Nazism').
He is an opposition activist, politician, lawyer and video blogger who has been the subject of a number of criminal cases, and remains in prison following earlier convictions.
In late March 2022, Moscow's Lefortovsky Court sentenced Navalny to nine years in a strict regime penal colony for embezzlement and contempt of court.
Investigators claimed the politician had stolen more than 350 million roubles donated to an anti-corruption fund. The contempt charge related to Navalny insulting a judge while on trial for slandering World War II verteran Ignat Artyomenko.
Navalny was arrested on January 17, 2021 as he returned from Germany, where he had been recovering from an alleged poisoning incident. He was later sentenced to three and a half years in a penal colony for violating terms of his probation.
The politician and his supporters deny all the charges against him and claim they are politically motivated.
Mandatory credit: Moscow City Court
Moscow City Court rejected an appeal from politician Alexei Navalny’s legal team for more time to consider case material ahead of a new trial on charges of extremism.
Footage shows Navalny listening to the court's decision via video link.
The court ruled that it would not consider the request because the criminal case, with an approved indictment, had already been sent for consideration on the merits.
The current case against Navalny, centred around his alleged creation of an extremist community, was filed for consideration at Moscow City Court on Thursday, May 25. Another defendant in the case, Daniel Kholodny, former technical director of the opposition leader's YouTube channel, has been detained since March 4, 2022.
Navalny is charged under Part 3 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Establishment of an extremist community and participation in it'), as well as under Part 2 and Part 3 of Article 282.1 ('Organization and financing of extremist activities'), Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 280 ('Public calls for extremist activities'), Part 2 of Article 151. 2 ('Enticement of a minor to commit acts endangering his or her life'), Part 2 of Article 239 ('Establishment of an NGO infringing upon the personality and rights of citizens') and Part 3 of Article 354.1 ('Rehabilitation of Nazism').
He is an opposition activist, politician, lawyer and video blogger who has been the subject of a number of criminal cases, and remains in prison following earlier convictions.
In late March 2022, Moscow's Lefortovsky Court sentenced Navalny to nine years in a strict regime penal colony for embezzlement and contempt of court.
Investigators claimed the politician had stolen more than 350 million roubles donated to an anti-corruption fund. The contempt charge related to Navalny insulting a judge while on trial for slandering World War II verteran Ignat Artyomenko.
Navalny was arrested on January 17, 2021 as he returned from Germany, where he had been recovering from an alleged poisoning incident. He was later sentenced to three and a half years in a penal colony for violating terms of his probation.
The politician and his supporters deny all the charges against him and claim they are politically motivated.