Russian authorities deliver Navalny’s remains to his mother after nine days

Russian authorities agreed this Saturday to hand over the body of the opposition leader to his mother. Alexei Navalnydied nine days ago in prison under unclear circumstances, the politician’s team reported.

“Alexei’s body has been delivered to his mother. Thank you to everyone who joined us in asking for it,” wrote Kira Yarmish, spokesperson for the late opponent.

“Ludmila Ivanovna is still in Salekhard. The funeral is still pending. We don’t know if the authorities will intervene to carry it out as the family wants and as Alexey deserves. We will inform you as soon as there is any news,” Yarmish added. .

Yarmish had reported that earlier Lyudmila has received a death certificate stating that Navalni died of natural causes and that he received it three hours gain access to celebrate a “secret” funeral by his son. She did not accept it because it would mean burying him in the prison where he died, Yarmish said, citing the opponent’s mother.

This same Saturday,Navalny’s widowYulia Navalnaya has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of holding the body “hostage” and of engaging in numerous blackmail to try to carry out a “secret funeral”, which she claims turns out to be “fake” and that the president meets the Christian premises. which he brags about at public events.

“We already knew that Putin’s faith was false, but now it has been seen more clearly than ever,” said the widow, who believes that “no true Christian would do what Putin is doing with Alexei’s body.” He believes that he is even falling into ‘Satanism’.

More than a week after Navalny’s death, “his death has not been enough for Putin,” his widow complained, in a video assuring that authorities are now “mocking” and “blackmailing” the mother. in prison where she lost her life.