Alexei Navalny, a Kremlin opposition leader, said on Thursday he had received new charges of terrorism and extremism that could put him behind bars for up to 30 years.
“I have been officially notified that a new criminal case has been started against me” for promoting extremism, appealing to terrorism, financing extremist activities and rehabilitating Nazism, Navalny said.
8/8 My lawyers have calculated that, taking into account the sentences under each of these articles, my cumulative sentence should be about 30 years.
What can I say? Subscribe to Popular Politics https://t.co/A325d9cQQp— Alexey Navalny (@navalny) October 20, 2022
“The lawyers have calculated that given the terms of these laws, I can stay here for up to 30 years.”added the activist, who was still humorous on Twitter. “I’m an underworld genius. Professor Moriarty is no match for me”he said, comparing himself to Sherlock Holmes’ enemy.
“You all thought I was in prison for two years in isolation, but it turned out that I was actively committing crimes. Fortunately, the Commission of Inquiry was vigilant and did not miss anything.”he continued sarcastically.
1/8 I’m a genius of the underworld. Professor Moriarty is no match for me. You all thought I had been in prison for two years, but it turned out that I was actively committing crimes. Fortunately, the Commission of Inquiry was vigilant and missed nothing.
— Alexey Navalny (@navalny) October 20, 2022
Navalny is recognized as one of the main opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On June 10, 2021, the Russian legal system banned several organizations affiliated with Navalny, including his political movement, the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK) and the Fund for the Protection of Citizens’ Rights (FZPG), declaring them “extremists “. “.
Navalny herself decided on April 29 of that year to pre-empt the court’s ruling and dissolve the network of offices in order to protect its employees from criminal prosecution.
Navalny suffered a serious poisoning in Russia in 2020 for which the Kremlin is responsible.
In January 2021, after a period of recovery in Germany, Navalny returned to Russia and was to be detained immediately.
Earlier this year, Navalny was sentenced on political grounds to nine years in prison on charges of fraud and contempt of court.
Source: DN
