Putin's critic, Navajo, is transferred to an unknown location

The lawyers of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navally have said he is being held by a detention centre in the Vladimir region, in an unknown location, while calling from the West for his immediate release.

Navalny, critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been sent to prison last month to carry out two and a half years of punishment related to an embezzlement case.

He and human rights activists have repeatedly said his case is politically motivated.

Authorities, on the other hand, oppose that.

On March 3rd, Navally said he was held from ban centre number 3 in the town of Kolchugino, although he is expected to be sent to a criminal colony near the town of Pokrov, 100km east of Moscow.

This colony is considered one of the most severe in the European part of the Russian Federation.

Following news of his transfer, dozens of states, including the United States, have called for his immediate release and for investigation into the poisoning that was done to Navajo last year by nervous agents.

Navalny was detained at Moscow Airport in January after arriving from Berlin to be treated after poisoning.

Several Western labs have confirmed that it was poisoned with Novico nervous agent in August 2020.

Russia has denied involvement, but Navajo has said the attempt on his murder was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A court in Moscow has ruled in February that in the time it was Navajo in Germany, he has violated the terms of a penalty linked to embezzlement.

His parole sentence has turned into prison sentences, though the trial has reduced prison time to two and a half years.

His ban has sparked a series of national protests and oppression of his supporters.