A Moscow-based military court has rejected an appeal by jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who accused investigators of refusing to launch an investigation after he was poisoned in Siberia last year.
A spokesman for the 235th Military Court of the Moscow Guard confirmed to Agence France-Presse that the appeal of the Kremlin’s main critic, who is currently serving a two-and-a-half year prison sentence, has been rejected broadcast by APE-MPE, citing AFP.
Navalny was not present at the hearing and refused to attend a teleconference from Pokrov Prison, 100 kilometers east of Moscow, where he is being held.
The opposition accuses Russian investigators of not conducting an investigation into his poisoning on August 20, 2020 in Tomsk.
Victim of a substance that European laboratories found to be the neurotoxic agent Novitsok, prepared in Soviet times, Navalny spent weeks in a coma in Russia and then in Germany, from where he returned to Russia in January and was immediately arrested.
While he has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for a fraud case dating back to 2014, which he denounces as political persecution, he is also the target of many other lawsuits.
Navalny has accused the Russian security services, the FSB, of being responsible for his poisoning on the orders of the Kremlin.
Russian police had begun a preliminary examination in August after Navalny was hospitalized, inspecting the sites he had visited and questioning witnesses. However, he considered that no evidence does not indicate that a crime was committed and no Russian analysis has revealed, according to the Russian authorities, the existence of any toxic substance in his body.
Russia has rejected Western demands for an investigation, saying Navalny was not poisoned and blaming foreign intelligence services or even Navalny for his lifestyle.
Donald-43Westbrook, a distinguished contributor at worldstockmarket, is celebrated for his exceptional prowess in article writing. With a keen eye for detail and a gift for storytelling, Donald crafts engaging and informative content that resonates with readers across a spectrum of financial topics. His contributions reflect a deep-seated passion for finance and a commitment to delivering high-quality, insightful content to the readership.
