Putin critic Alexei Navalny facing decades in prison as new trial begins
The jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is facing a new trial on charges of extremism that could keep him in prison for decades.
Mr Navalny is facing multiple charges, including creating an extremist network and financing extremist activity.Russia's jailed vociferous Putin critic A charismatic campaigner, he seemed to be the only Russian opposition leader capable of mobilising people in large numbers across Russia to take part in anti-government protests.where he recovered from a poison attack the previous year that he blamed on the Kremlin. The Russian authorities denied any involvement.
Mr Navalny said that prosecutors provided him with 3,828 pages outlining all the crimes he is alleged to have committed while behind bars.