Alexei Navalny said he could be looking at an additional 30 years in prison in connection with newly filed terrorism charges.
An emaciated-looking but upbeat Navalny appeared in a Moscow court via videoconference Wednesday to face new counts of extremism.suffering from a mystery stomach pain in jailDressed in a black prison jacket, the 46-year-old Kremlin critic smiled and traded jokes with reporters before his microphone was muted.
He revealed that an investigator had told him he also would face a separate military court trial on terrorism charges that are punishable by up to life in prison. A gaunt Alexei Navalny appeared in a Moscow court via a videolink Wednesday to face new terrorism charges.The 46-year-old activist was given 10 days to review files in his case, which could see him put away for an additional 30 years.
An investigator told the court Wednesday that 11 other suspects facing extremism charges alongside Navalny have remained at large and have been put on an international wanted list.
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