Alexei Navalny: Kremlin critic faces 13 years in maximum security prison in Russia

Euronews says Russian prosecutors have called for opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be imprisoned for 13 years in a maximum-security prison.

Navalny — a key critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin — has been charged with fraud and contempt of court.

The Russian prosecutor’s office has accused him of embezzling money that he and his anti-corruption foundation raised over the years.

Navalny is also alleged to have insulted a Russian judge during a previous hearing. He has rejected the allegations as politically motivated.

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