Paul Whelan’s trial judge to preside over new felony case against Alexey Navalny. Charges range from vindicating Nazism to corrupting youth.
Source: Meduza
A new criminal case is being mounted against the imprisoned opposition politician Alexey Navalny, now serving a nine-year sentence in a Russian penal colony. The Russian news outlet Mediazona has spotted a new docket filed at the Moscow City Court.
At first, the court records only listed one new felony charge against Navalny: creating an extremist organization. Later, five other charges were added to the same case:
- inciting extremism
- establishing a nonprofit for infringing on citizen rights
- financing extremism
- recruiting minors to take part in dangerous activities
- vindication of Nazism
The court records don’t yet list a hearing date. The assigned judge, Andrey Suvorov, has previously considered the cases of Frode Berg, a Norwegian national accused of espionage, and the former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.