Nikita Belykh, the former governor of Russia’s Kirov region who once employed Alexey Navalny, has been behind bars since 2016 when he was arrested for allegedly accepting 400,000 euros ($473,460) in bribes from a local businessman. In 2018, a judge sentenced him to eight years in prison. Now federal investigators have opened a new felony case against Belykh on charges of abusing his authority while in office.
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Meduza: Jailed Navalny ally Nikita Belykh faces new felony charges
Former Kirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh, accused by Russia's Investigative Committee of accepting a bribe of 400,000 euros ($447,000), stands inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow on June 25, 2016.
