Alexei Navalny detained after landing in Moscow

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) –   Prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was taken into police custody after arriving in Moscow. Navalny, who survived an attempt on his life in August, said he was “not afraid of anything.”

Fierce Kremlin critic and political campaigner Alexei Navalny was detained after flying out of Germany and returning to Russia on Sunday, defying warnings by Russian authorities.

His detention has been slammed by European and US officials, who are calling for Russian authorities to “immediately” release him.