Days after Alexei Navalny was accused of libeling an elderly WWII veteran – calling him a “traitor” – a blast from the past has popped up, calling on investigators to probe the ‘anti-corruption’ campaigner over a separate matter.
The accuser, Sergey Karnaukhov, the former Deputy Governor of Russia’s Kirov Region, hopes that a criminal case will be initiated against the protest leader. He’s filed an application with the country’s federal security service to investigate Navalny, accusing him of making extremist statements that are outside of acceptable legal boundaries.
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