ONE of President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics is facing a new criminal investigation the day after he went on trial accused of embezzlement, a charge he and his supporters claim is "blatantly fabricated" and politically motivated.
Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny appeared in court yesterday in Kirov, 550 miles east of Moscow, accused of theft in relation to a 2009 timber deal. He faces up to ten years in jail if convicted.
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