Kremlin Opposition Leader Navalny Appears In Court As Calls Grow Abroad For His Immediate Release

Daily Mail: Alexei Navalny condemns 'mockery of justice' as he appears in makeshift court a day after his arrest in Russia – while Moscow dismisses Western demands for his release

* Navalny was arrested over a 2014 conviction after landing in Moscow on Sunday

* He resurfaced at a court hearing today which he condemned as 'lawlesssness'

* The US said the arrest was the 'latest in a series of attempts to silence Navalny' * Britain, France and Germany also called for release but Russia rejected criticism

* Navalny returned to Russia after recovering in Germany from nerve agent attack

Alexei Navalny condemned a 'mockery of justice' today as he resurfaced in a makeshift Moscow courtroom a day after he was arrested on his return to Russia.

The Kremlin critic, who faces a potential prison term over a 2014 conviction he says was based on trumped-up charges, was hauled into the Moscow police station on Monday after allegedly being denied access to his lawyers.

'I've seen a lot of mockery of justice... but they have ripped up and thrown away' Russia's criminal code, Navalny said in a video from the hastily-arranged court hearing. 'This is impossible. It's ultimate lawlessness.'

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WNU Editor: This has been the official Kremlin response .... Navalny arrest being used as tool to distract from crises in West - Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov (RT). More here .... Western states use Navalny saga to distract from crises at home, says Lavrov (TASS). More here .... Zakharova Calls For Respecting International Law After Sullivan Comments on Navalny (Sputnik).

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