Kremlin critic Navalny is returned to prison facility after hunger strike – TASS

cde.news desk 8 June 2021, 06:45 · 1 min read

epa08980965 A handout photo made available by Moscow's Citiy Court Press Service shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (L) standing in the glass cage during a hearing in the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, 02 February 2021. The Moscow City Court will consider on 02 February 2021 the requirement of the Federal Penitentiary Service to replace Alexei Navalny's suspended sentence with a real one. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. EPA-EFE/MOSCOW CITY COURT PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES EPA-EFE/MOSCOW CITY COURT PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been returned to the original correctional facility where he had been serving out a sentence after he recovered from a hunger strike at a hospital in a different prison, the TASS news agency reported on Monday.

The 45-year-old opposition politician had declared a hunger strike in late March to demand better medical care in prison after experiencing acute leg and back pain. He halted his hunger strike in April after receiving medical attention.

(Reporting by Anton Zverev; Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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