Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Found Guilty of Contempt of Court (AFP)

Published March 22nd, 2022 - 08:55 GMT
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and lawyer Olga Mikhailova are seen on a screen via a video link during the verdict in Navalny's embezzlement and contempt of court trial at the IK-2 prison colony in the town of Pokrov in Vladimir Region on March 22, 2022. (Photo by AFP)

A Russian court on Tuesday found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of contempt of court in a trial that could see his prison time extended to 13 years, an AFP journalist reported.

"By insulting the judge, Navalny committed contempt of court," judge Margarita Kotova said, minutes after declaring Navalny guilty of embezzlement, according to an AFP journalist present at the trial.


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