Alexei Navalny back in court on charges of slandering war veteran

Opposition leader accuses state of orchestrating case to damage his image among Russians

Alexei Navalny, the leading opposition figure whose jailing this month sparked protests across Russia, has been back in court to face charges of slandering a war veteran in a separate case.

Navalny denies the charges and has accused the state of orchestrating the case to damage his image among the Russian public.