Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday he is facing “absurd” new terrorism charges carrying 30 years in prison that are possibly linked to the assassination of a pro-war blogger.
An emaciated-looking but upbeat Navalny appeared in a Moscow court via videoconference Wednesday to face new counts of extremism.
It was Navalny’s first public appearance since his attorney and spokesperson claimed that he was suffering from a mystery stomach pain in jail and had lost 18 pounds in two weeks, potentially as a result of being slowly poisoned.
Dressed in a black prison jacket, the 46-year-old Kremlin critic smiled and traded jokes with reporters before his microphone was muted.
“They have made absurd accusations, according to which I face 30 years in prison,” he later said in a statement released online by his associates.
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