Russian dissident Alexei Navalni, who has been missing for 3 weeks, turned out to be in a prison approximately 1200 miles northeast of Russia’s capital, Moscow.
IT APPEARED AT THE POLES
Friends of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been found in a prison colony above the Arctic Circle, nearly three weeks after last contact with him was lost.
An official said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Navalni was in a prison colony in the town of Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenetsk region, about 1,200 miles northeast of Moscow.
“EVEN SENDING A LETTER IS IMPOSSIBLE, THE HIGHEST ISOLATION LEVEL”
The region is famous for its long and harsh winters; The town is close to Vorkuta, whose coal mines were among the toughest in the Soviet Gulag prison camp system.
Leonid Volkov, one of Navalni’s relatives, said in his statement from X: “It is almost impossible to reach this colony; even sending letters there is almost impossible. This is the highest possible level of isolation from the world.” said.
THE STRONGEST NAME AGAINST PUTIN
“While Putin is almost certain to be re-elected, given his overwhelming control over the country’s political life and a growing crackdown on dissidents, Navalny’s supporters and other critics have blamed the campaign on the Kremlin leader and his involvement in Ukraine.” “They hope to use it to erode public support for their military action.” statements were included.
HE WAS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON
Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most important enemy, is serving a prison sentence of more than 30 years. Months ago, 19 years were added to the 11.5-year prison sentence he received on extremism charges, which he denied.
