For nine days, those close to Alexeï Navalny have had no direct news from the Russian opponent. His supporters were barely able to indicate, this Friday, December 15, that he was taken from his prison to an unknown destination. A move which could mean that his transfer to a place of detention with very harsh conditions is underway.
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With our correspondent in Moscow,
“ The Kremlin has neither the possibility, nor the right, nor the desire to follow the fate of the condemned “. The sentence is from the spokesperson for the presidency, questioned again this December 15 on the fate of Alexei Navalny.
According to his supporters, no news since December 6, and according to the newspaper Kommersant, a court would have given only one detail: the opponent would have left the region, where he was until now behind bars, Monday December 11. We do not know for what destination, but the said court specifies that everything takes place “ in accordance with the verdict of the Moscow City Court of August 4, 2023, which entered into force “. This concerns the sentencing of Alexeï Navalny to 19 years in prison for “extremism”.
This sentence, the court indicated when delivering the verdict, must be carried out in what in Russia is called a “special regime” colony, the category of establishments where the conditions of detention are the harshest. They are reserved for lifers and the most dangerous prisoners.
This type of transfer can take several weeks by train. During this period, there is still no news from loved ones.