Putin Opponent Navalny Moved to Strict-Regime Prison Colony
- Kremlin critic serving 9-year sentence in fraud conviction
- Navalny announces arrival in lighthearted Instagram post
Alexei Navalny appears on a screen set up in a courtroom of the Moscow City Court via a video link from his prison colony during a hearing, in Moscow on May 24.
Photographer: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty ImagesThis article is for subscribers only.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was transferred to a top-security penal colony to serve a new 9-year prison sentence, his supporters said Wednesday.
“Hi everyone from the strict-regime zone,” Navalny, 46, said in an Instagram post, recounting his transfer along with his book collection, which he said weighed 50 kilograms.