After more than a week full of uncertainty and accusationsRussian authorities handed over Alexei Navalny's body to his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya. “Alexei’s body was returned to his mother. Thank you to everyone who called for it with us,” he confirmed. Kira YarmishSpokesman for the deceased opponent, via his X account, formerly Twitter.
A new question that arises after the body is handed over is whether the Russian authorities will allow it Navalny's wake be given as your family and followers desire. It should be noted that just a few hours earlier, the opponent's mother accused the Kremlin of trying to make her dependent on the manner of the election. His son's wake.
“We have funerals coming up, but we don’t know if the authorities will prevent them from being held as the family wants and as they deserve.” Alexei“said the official spokesperson of the deceased opponent; She also promised to keep the politician's supporters updated on the news “as it emerges.”
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“Vladimir Putin killed my husband”
Although the persecution of relatives is the Russian government Handover of Alexei Nalvany's body seems to be coming to an end, the questions surrounding the death of the Russian enemy remain unresolved. Not long ago, Yulia Navalnaya, Alexei's wife, spoke directly about blaming Vladimir Putin as the main culprit for her husband's death. “Vladimir Putin killed my husband”he showed.
Although the prison authorities and the autopsy that was delivered Lyudmila Navalnayapoint out that Nalvalny's death was attributed to natural causes, family members, followers and even governments and international organizations. They called on Russia to conduct a separate investigation so that the facts are clarified and all possible speculation about the involvement of the Putin government in the tragic event is eliminated.
However, the actions of the Russian authorities do not dispel these speculations. LyudmilaAlexei's mother, hours before the body was unexpectedly handed over,He accused the Kremlin of giving him an ultimatum. regarding Navalny's wake. According to Yarmysh, “an investigator called Alexei's mother and gave her an ultimatum: either accept a secret funeral or be buried in the penal colony.”
Navalny's mother picked up her son's body from prison. Photo: AFP
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G7 demands that the facts surrounding Navalny's death be clarified
HeG7called on Russia to “fully clarify” the circumstances surrounding the death of its Russian enemy. Alexei Navalny. In addition, the G7 leaders of the most important Western powers (USA, Japan, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy and Canada) In a statement at the end of a virtual meeting chaired by Italy, they paid tribute to “the extraordinary courage” of the Russian adversary who died in an Arctic prison last week.