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Russian authorities have taken an unprecedented step of putting their most outspoken critic Alexei Navalny on trial in a police station – with the opposition politician’s lawyers handed documents one minute before start of proceedings.
Mr Navalny was arrested in Moscow Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday evening, after returning home for the first time since surviving a nerve agent attack in August. He was led away by border officials, and was denied access to lawyers right up until his improvised trial.
In a video released by his press officer, the Putin critic said he had no idea why the court hearing was taking place in a police station.
“We’ve seen justice been mocked in all kinds of ways before … but this is the highest degree of lawlessness,” he said.
“Grandad sitting in his bunker is so afraid that he has demonstratively thrown all legal process on the tip.”
Monday’s developments continued the Kremlin’s unconventional handling of their most prominent enemy. On Sunday, after preparing the scheduled landing airport for war — complete with riot police and guard dogs — authorities at last minute rerouted his plane to another airport.
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