Russia's Navalny jokes about 'naked party' from prison

Navalny appeared by video link from the "Polar Wolf" colonyto which he was transferred last month from a prison inMelekhovo, east of Moscow, in an arduous three-week journey byroad and rail.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service from the courtroom in Kovrov, Vladimir region, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Jan. 10, 2024.
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny cracked jokes on Wednesday in his first court appearance since being transferred to an Arctic penal colony, but a judgerejected his latest challenge against his treatment in prison. Navalny appeared by video link from the "Polar Wolf" colonyto which he was transferred last month from a prison inMelekhovo, east of Moscow, in an arduous three-week journey byroad and rail.

He drew laughter from the judge when he asked on the call whether the Melekhovo colony had thrown a party to celebrate his departure, and whether it had included karaoke.

He later inquired if the prison department in Melekhovo had staged a naked party - a reference to a gathering of scantily clad celebrities in Moscow last month that caused a national scandal.

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