Posted 12/19/2023, 1:50:37 PM
Navalny Vanishes From Penal Colony, Raising Fears of Cover-Up and Reprisal
- Navalny last seen on Dec 5; failed to appear in court Dec 7
- Was being held in penal colony in Melekhovo, but officials say he's no longer there
- Could have been transferred to remote "special regime" prison colony per sentence
- Transfers between prisons are dangerous times when access to outside world cut off
- Navalny is imprisoned for political challenge to Putin; faces up to 35 more years on various charges