Moscow. The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother. An associate of Navalny gave this information on Saturday. Ivan Zhdanov, director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made this announcement on his Telegram account. Ivan also expressed his gratitude to all those people who demanded the Russian authorities to hand over Navalny’s body to his mother.
Earlier in the day, Navalny’s wife Yulia Navalny alleged that President Vladimir Putin tried to force the opposition leader’s mother to secretly cremate Navalny after his death, which amounts to a mockery of Christianity. Is.
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It is worth noting that Alexei Navalny’s mother on Thursday accused the government and said that ‘she has seen her son’s body and the authorities are pressurizing me for my consent for a secret cremation away from the public eye, which she strongly believes. Are protesting. Releasing her statement via video from Salekhard, Lyudmila Navalnaya said investigators allowed her to view her son’s body at the city morgue.
However, he reiterated his demand for the handing over of Navalny’s body and protested against pressure from the authorities to agree to a secret burial. He alleged, ‘They are blackmailing me. They are setting conditions as to where, when and how my son should be buried. They want this work to be done secretly without any mourning ceremony.
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Tag: Russia, Vladimir Potanin
first published : February 24, 2024, 23:24 IST
