Dissident Alexei Navalny Russia Opposition Leader to Court Facing 10 Years in Dictatorship Jail

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Top Putin foe Navalny charged with embezzlement

AFP – Russian investigators on Tuesday charged popular protest leader Alexei Navalny with embezzlement in an old case that may put one of President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics in jail for 10 years. The Investigative Committee said in a statement that Navalny would also be barred from leaving Moscow.