This is the last video recording of Alexei Navalny, made on February 15, 2024—one day before news emerged of his killing at IK-3 Polar Wolf penal colony. Navalny took part by video link in a hearing of the Vladimir Regional Court on one of his lawsuits against the colony’s administration: even from prison, he continued to challenge unlawful decisions and abusive detention conditions. In the video, he smiles, jokes, and reacts to the court’s ruling with his characteristic irony. The recording shows Alexei as many remembered him: alive and unbroken, even inside a prison cell.
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region, the imposition of a penalty for refusal to
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work, satisfaction of the claim, against the decision, it is possible
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to file an appeal with the Vladimir
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Regional Court through the Kovrov City Court
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of the Vladimir Region within one
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month from the date the final
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version is prepared; in final form, the decision
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will be prepared within 10 working
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days and sent to the relevant participants
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in the case. The decision will include references, including
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among other things, to the aforementioned position
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set out in the Supreme Court review of 2014
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and to the position of the Constitutional Court
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of the Russian Federation. Accordingly, regarding
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the arguments that were voiced
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by the administrative claimant and the representati-
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ve of the administrative claimant at the court hearing, and
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accordingly, which were also
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set out in the administrative
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claim. Your Honor, I'll wait. I’ll send you
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my personal account number so that you can, from
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your enormous salary as a federal
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judge, top up my account. Because
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I’m running out of money
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and thanks to your decisions, it will run out
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even faster, so send it over there too
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and transfer everything there
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right now. Goodbye. Good-
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bye
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