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A visibly angry and defiant @navalny addresses the court (from prison):
I expected lawlessness, but not to this degree. To be detained after an impromptu hearing for one month?How is this possible?
"I expected Putin to come out and say, haha. Welcome back. It was a joke" (1/5)
I expected lawlessness, but not to this degree. To be detained after an impromptu hearing for one month?How is this possible?
"I expected Putin to come out and say, haha. Welcome back. It was a joke" (1/5)
“No one understands why I'm here. I'm not even under arrest. I'm detained for a month. How is that even possible? Under criminal code, there are certain crimes where people can be held for 30 days. I don't meet any of them.” (2/5)
“I have an explanation for why this is being done in such an obviously lawless manner. it is intentional. To scare me and the country. This isn't even coming from the courts. But directly from the people who have robbed the country for 20 years...”(3/5)
“They want to shut everyone's mouth. Not just mine. They want to demonstrate that they can scare everyone. Laws be damned.
‘Think we can’t just arrest anyone, we’ll arrest them! Shut down airports, we’ll shut it down! Hold hearings in a prison, no problem!’”...(4/5)
‘Think we can’t just arrest anyone, we’ll arrest them! Shut down airports, we’ll shut it down! Hold hearings in a prison, no problem!’”...(4/5)
“They are doing this to demonstrate that they own this country. Well I’m certain that tens of millions of people agree with me when I say we will never allow them to steal our country. You can handcuff me and arrest others, but this fight will go on.” (5/5)
No surprise, the court denied his appeal for his detention, and instead filed charges against his brother and other associates.
