The mother of Alexei Navalny was informed this Saturday that the opposition leader highlight of Russia passed away because of “sudden death syndrome”. They also informed him that her body He will not be released to the family until the investigation is concluded.according to his team.
Navalnyformer lawyer 47 yearsfell unconscious and died last friday after a walk through the “Polar Wolf” penal colony in Kharp, about 1,900 km northeast of Moscow, where He was serving a three-decade sentence.according to the prison service.
Alexei Navalny’s mother visited the site of his death
The Navalny’s mother, Lyudmilaof 69 yearsbraved temperatures of 30 degrees below zero in the Arctic on Saturday to visit the penal colony where his son died.
Navalny’s spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, told Reuters that he had been given a official death notification which indicated the exact time and date of death.
“When Alexei’s lawyer and mother arrived at the colony this morning, they were told that the cause of death of Navalny was the sudden death syndrome“, said Ivan Zhdanovwho directs the Navalny Anti-Corruption Foundationon the social media platform X.
Alexei Navalny
According to the team of said foundation, “Sudden death syndrome” is a vague term which encompasses different cardiac syndromes that cause sudden cardiac arrest and death.
“It was also unclear where Navalny’s body was”, they said from their team. Her mother had been told that the body had been taken to Salekhard, the city near the prison complex, but when she arrived at the morgue it was closed.
Death of Alexei Navalny: accusations against Putin and denials from the Kremlin
The western leadersheaded by United States’s president, Joe Bidenpaid tribute to Navalny’s bravery and, without citing evidence, They accused President Vladimir Putin to be the responsible for the death. Britain said there would be consequences for Russia.
He Kremlin He said that the West’s reaction was unacceptable and “absolutely rabid.” Putin has not yet spoken about Navalny’s death.
Source: Ambito
