Kremlin critic Navalny's Instagram account confirms he is being held in a prison camp in Vladimir region
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15 March, 2021, 09:10 pm
Last modified: 15 March, 2021, 09:09 pm
Navalny, 44, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critics, was jailed earlier this year for parole violations in a decision that the West has condemned as politically motivated
His return poses a conundrum for the Kremlin: jail him and risk protests and punitive Western action by turning him into a political martyr Photo: Collected
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's Instagram account confirmed on Monday that the jailed opposition politician is being held in a prison camp in Russia's Vladimir region northeast of Moscow known for its strict regime.
Navalny's precise location had been unknown after his legal team said last week that he had been moved from the nearby Kolchugino jail and that they had not been told where he was being taken.
Navalny, 44, one of President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critics, was jailed earlier this year for parole violations in a decision that the West has condemned as politically motivated.
His Instagram account said he was being held in a heightened security section of the prison camp.
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