The European Union has imposed sanctions on the Russian justice and prison officials responsible for jailing opposition leader Alexei Navalny
The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on the Russian justice and prison officials responsible for imprisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny before his death last month. “Alexei Navalny’s slow killing by the Kremlin regime is a stark reminder of its utter disregard for human life,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement announcing the move.
16 death has been described by officials only as due to natural causes. The EU said that its measures would hit the IK-6 corrective colony and IK-3 maximum security corrective colony, including the official in charge Vadim Kalinin, where Navalny had been held before his death. “Both colonies are known for exerting physical and psychological pressure, full isolation, torture and violence on prisoners. In both places Mr.
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