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He died suddenly in the Arctic prison where he had been since last December.
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This Friday Russian prison services reported that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died suddenly in the Arctic prison where he had been since December of last year.
According to the official statement, the 47-year-old man “was performed the necessary resuscitation procedures, which did not give any results (…) The causes of death are being established.”
The opponent was accused of an alleged case of fraud that his followers and supporters have described as “fabricated” by Putin's government. International media reported that in the last two weeks he was in a punitive isolation cell, but the reasons were not specified.
According to preliminary information about his death, After taking a walk in the penitentiary, the opposition politician “felt bad” and then “lost consciousness.”
Minute by minute of the data on the death of the Russian opponent
President of the European Parliament speaks about it
The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, declared herself this Friday “horrified” by the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalni in a Russian prison and assured that “Russia has taken his freedom and his life, but not his dignity.”
The world has lost a fighter whose courage will echo through generations.
Horrified by the death of Sakharov Prize laureate Alexei Navalny.
Russia took his freedom & his life, but not his dignity.
His struggle for democracy lives on.
Our thoughts are with his wife & children. pic.twitter.com/JMSAkLpb0T
— Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) February 16, 2024
President of the European Council blames Moscow
The president of the European Council, Charles Michel, blamed Russia for the death of the Russian opponent Navalny.
“The European Union considers the Russian regime solely responsible for this tragic death,” Michel wrote in a message on the X social network.
Alexei @navalny fought for the values of freedom and democracy. For his ideals, he made the ultimate sacrifice.
The EU holds the Russian regime for sole responsibility for this tragic death.
I extend my deepest condolences to his family. And to those who fight for democracy around…
— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) February 16, 2024
France speaks out
The French Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, stated this Friday that the Russian opponent Alexei Navalny “has paid with his life for his resistance to a system of oppression”, that of Vladimir Putin's “regime”.
Navalny's spokesperson spoke
Navalny's spokesperson, Kira Yarmish, assured that the opponent's co-religionists do not yet have confirmation of the death and that his lawyer will leave shortly for Yamalo-Nenets.
They investigate the causes of death
Russia reports that the opposition politician felt ill after taking a walk in the penitentiary and that he lost consciousness. Although they performed the necessary resuscitation procedures, they did not give any results, so they are investigating the causes.
Russian prison services report Navalny's death
Through a statement they explained that “emergency doctors confirmed the death of the condemned man,” which would have occurred suddenly in an Arctic prison.
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