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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he faces life in jail over terror charges

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he faces life in jail over terror charges

Allies of opposition leader already serving 11 years say charges may be linked to death of pro-war blogger

The jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is facing potential life imprisonment on fresh charges of terrorism amid an ongoing campaign to silence the prominent Kremlin critic more than a year into the invasion of Ukraine.

Speaking over video link at a hearing before a separate trial for “extremism”, Navalny, 46, said investigators had told him he would also be tried by a military court for terrorist attacks he had allegedly committed while behind bars.

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