Barely four months before the Russian Presidential elections, allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny sounded the alarm on Monday, saying that neither they nor the politician’s lawyers had heard from him in six days. Navalny, who is serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism, was due to appear in court on Monday via video link but didn’t, spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said. Barely four months before the Russian Presidential elections, allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny sounded the alarm on Monday, saying that neither they nor the politician’s lawyers had heard from him in six days. Navalny, who is serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism, was due to appear in court on Monday via video link but didn’t, spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said.