Moscow (CNN)A judge in Moscow upheld a defamation conviction Thursday against jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who joined a court hearing via videolink, in his first public appearance since he went on hunger strike.
The visibly gaunt Navalny used the platform to launch a broadside against President Vladimir Putin and his government, likening him to the foolish "naked king" from "The Emperor's New Clothes" children's tale and calling the judge and prosecutors "traitors."
The activist was jailed in February in a separate case for breaking parole conditions, despite being in Germany recovering from poisoning with the military grade nerve agent Novichok when he was accused of failing to report to parole officers. Navalny blames the Kremlin for the attempt on his life, which the government has repeatedly denied.
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WNU Editor: He does not look good.
More News On Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Making His First Appearance Since Ending His Hunger Strike
Gaunt Navalny Makes First Public Appearance Since Jailing -- Moscow Times
Kremlin critic Navalny looks thin and drained in video-link court appearance -- Fance 24
'I'm just a creepy skeleton': Navalny makes first appearance since ending his hunger strike -- Euronews
5 comments:
It makes the Kremlin look bad. Subconsciously, it also makes Navalny less attractive. He does not look virile. Are Russians like Americans? Many Americans vote on the basis of pearly white and good hair.
He doesn't look good.
The Nazis did that with political prisoners too.. took their clothes, any possession, made them loose sleep, poor food, no sunlight,.. the goal is not only punishment and demoralizing the target, but, importantly to show the public the horrible consequences of speaking up against the Kremlin AND to make him look unattractive, void of any health or strength associated with the expectations of a leader.
And it's working.. has worked thousand times over.
In the age of 24hr news cycles, even more so.. you gotta die looking pretty to stay relevant.
No comment needed just another part of history that hopefully our grandkids will have the chance to gawk at
No comment needed just another part of history that hopefully our grandkids will have the chance to gawk at
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