7 hours agoEU calls Navalny arrest unacceptable, urges his release
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)European Council President Charles Michel said tonight that Alexei Navajo's arrest after arriving in Moscow was unacceptable and called for his immediate release. Russian police arrested the Kremlin's leading critic today, Alexei Navajo, after his arrival at Germany's Sheremetyevo airport as he was preparing to pass passport control, [...]
Russian police arrested today the Kremlin's leading critic, Alexei Navalny, after his arrival at German airport Sheremetyevo while preparing to pass passport control, has confirmed Russia's Federal Prison Service (FSIN).
Navajo has recovered in Germany in recent months after surviving a poisoning. European Union Foreign Minister Josep Borrell called on Russian authorities to respect Alexei Navajo's rights and requested his release on Twitter.
“Politisation of the justice system is unacceptable,” said Borrell. Polish Prime Minister Matheusz Morawiecki also called for the immediate release of Navajo and urged the EU to respond to his arrest.
Navally's “arrest is another attempt to intimidate the democratic opposition in Russia. A quick and clear response at the EU level is essential. Respecting citizens' rights is the foundation of democracy”, Morawiecki wrote on Twitter.
“I call on Russian authorities to release the immediately arrested”, he added. Earlier, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia called for the release of Navajo and the EU's response and also called for the introduction of restrictive measures against Russia.
In August 2019, Navalny was sent to Germany after falling into a coma from Siberia. Germany and other Western countries claim it was an attack by nervous agents, but Russian authorities deny any involvement in the issue.
