These questions surrounding the remains of the Russian enemy are still open

Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison where he was serving a 19-year sentence for his bitter resistance to the Moscow regime. via Associated Press Alexei Navalny died in the Arctic Prison, where he was serving a 19-year sentence for his fierce resistance to the Moscow regime.

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Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison where he was serving a 19-year sentence for his bitter resistance to the Moscow regime.

INTERNATIONAL – Although Alexei Navalny is dead, he hasn't finished talking about him yet. Vladimir Putin's bitter political opponent died under strange circumstances in Polar Wolf prison on Friday, February 16, while serving a 19-year sentence for “extremism.”

But more than 24 hours after his disappearance, his remains and the causes of his death are still covered in a thick layer of questions. Here are the remaining questions surrounding the death of Alexei Navalny.

These questions surrounding the remains of the Russian enemy are

· An official version that is not convincing

As the Russian Penitentiary Service (FSIN) announced on Friday morning, the death of the 47-year-old political opponent appears to have occurred after a sudden illness. “On February 16, 2024, in prison No. 3, detainee Navalny AA felt unwell after a walk and almost immediately lost consciousness,” the FSIN of the Arctic Yamal region said at the time.

Despite the intervention of a resuscitation team that arrived on the scene seven minutes after the call from the detention center, emergency services reportedly tried to resuscitate him for 30 minutes without any result.

“As far as we know, the prison service is carrying out checks and investigations in accordance with all the rules,” said Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman. A version that is being questioned by those close to Alexei Navalny, who have been denouncing his particularly harsh prison conditions in this isolated prison in the Arctic for several weeks.

These questions surrounding the remains of the Russian enemy are

· Autopsy and absence of the body

Since this announcement, the relatives of the political opponent have been particularly cautious about the fate of his remains. “The results (of the autopsy) should be known next week. “It is obvious that they are lying and doing everything to avoid handing over the body,” Alexei Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Iarmich complained on Saturday.

“Alexei's lawyer and his mother arrived at the Salekhard mortuary. It was closed despite assurances from the (penal) colony that it was functional and that Navalny's body was there. The lawyer called the phone number on the door. He was told that he was the seventh to call today and that Alexei's body was not in the morgue,” she also told Portal. In short, the relatives of the deceased have no idea where his remains are.

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The mother of the Russian opponent has now been officially informed of her son's death through a death notice. He was also informed that the body would not be released to the family until the investigation into his death was completed. A way to “lead us in circles and cover our tracks,” again according to Kira Iarmich, quoted by Sky News.

These questions surrounding the remains of the Russian enemy are

· Sudden death syndrome

In the obituary consulted by Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of Alexei Navalny, The Guardian states that the cause of death was “sudden death syndrome”.

A term used to describe sudden cardiac death, defined as “natural death with sudden loss of consciousness within one hour of the onset of symptoms in a person with or without known heart disease,” as stated on the Heart & Research Foundation website. has focused on cardiovascular research since 2010.

“The timing and manner of the event are unexpected,” the foundation also clarifies. However, Navalny's lawyer seems to contradict this version, who was informed by the investigative committee of the penal colony that the cause of death had not yet been clarified.

Especially since Vladimir Putin's number 1 enemy in Russia narrowly escaped being poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok in 2020. This episode resulted in him needing treatment in Germany before returning to Russia, where he was immediately arrested before being permanently imprisoned in January 2021.

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