The imprisoned Russian opponent Alexei Navalny, who was serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of “extremism”, has died, the country's Federal Penitentiary Service reported this Friday, February 16. The Kremlin indicated that the authorities are carrying out all the necessary checks to verify the causes of his death.
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Alexei Navalny, the most prominent figure of Vladimir Putin's dissidence in the last decade, died in prison.
The information was confirmed by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service this Friday, February 16. Although the causes are still under investigation, the prison entity indicated that Navalny lost his life after feeling ill and losing consciousness after a walk.
For his part, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that he has no information about the cause of death and limited himself to indicating that the Prison Service is carrying out all checks in this regard.
⚡️Aleksey Navalny has died in prison – Russian Federal Penitentiary Service.
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“On 16.02.2024 in the correctional colony number 3, convict Navalny AA has felt unwell after a walk, and has lost consciousness almost immediately. The medical workers of the… pic.twitter.com/mkkPBYQUdC— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 16, 2024
Navalny, 47, He dies two months after being transferred to a distant penal colony in the Ural mountain range, in the Arctic Circle.after being imprisoned in the Vladimir region, in the center of the country.
The opponent was located in his new detention center after several weeks in unknown whereabouts, a fact reported by his defense.
The lawyer and politician who also undertook a crusade against corruption in his country and organized massive protests against the Kremlin, was serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of alleged “extremism.”
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