Alexei Navalny: Body of Russian opposition leader returned to mother | BBC News

The body of leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been returned to his mother, his spokesperson says.

It comes after she had reportedly been told to agree to a "secret" burial, or else he would be buried at the prison colony where he died.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh thanked everybody who had demanded the return of his body.

"The funeral is yet to take place," she wrote.

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Дата на публикация: 24 февруари, 2024
Категория: Новини
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