Trial of Russian Opposition Figure Continues Today
Corruption charges levied against a prominent critic of Putin and his United Russia party
The trial on embezzlement charges of one of Russia's leading opposition figures, Alexei Navalny, has resumed.
Mr Navalny is accused of involvement in the misappropriation of 16m roubles (£300,000; $500,000) from a state timber firm he advised while working for the governor of the Kirov region.
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