Investigators search homes of three of Navalny's lawyers, allies say

FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir Region during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Investigators searched the homes of three lawyers for jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on suspicion of involvement in an "extremist community", one of Navalny's close allies said on social media on Friday.

Ivan Zhdanov said the investigations of lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser were part of a campaign to further isolate Navalny, who is imprisoned in a penal colony in the Vladimir region, east of Moscow.