Alexei Navalny's body was returned to the mother of the Russian opponent. She confirmed this via X Kira Yarmysh who for years was Navalny's spokeswoman. “Alexei's body was handed over to his mother. Thanks to everyone who asked this with us,” she wrote.
“Lyudmila Ivanovna is still in Salekhard,” adds Yarmysh, without certain information on Navalny's funeral. “We don't know if the authorities will interfere to proceed as the family wants and as Alexei deserves”, he continues, promising information as soon as possible. Navalny's death, in prison at the age of 47, was announced on February 16.
Navalny's mother obtained the return of the coffin after about a week, in which she faced the obstructionist and threatening attitude of the Russian authorities. The woman had to wait days to see the body and she had to deal with explicit threats, with the risk of ending up at the center of legal proceedings.
To date, the only information on the cause of Navalny's death is that provided by the prison authorities, with a series of versions that have followed one another amidst changes and contradictions over the last few days. The body was not subjected to an independent autopsy.
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