Navalny, now 47, was tracked down to the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets region, about 1,900 km (1,200 miles) northeast of Moscow, his spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, said. Navalny’s new home, known as “the Polar Wolf” colony, is considered to be one of the toughest prisons in Russia.
Russia says Navalny is a convicted criminal. He denies all the charges he has been convicted of and casts Russia’s judicial system as deeply corrupt.
His supporters see him as a future leader of Russia, while Russian authorities call him and his supporters extremists with links to the CIA intelligence agency who they say is seeking to destabilize Russia.
Source: CNA
