2024-02-17 11:17:00
(CNN) — The body of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny should be handed over to his family “immediately,” Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said on Saturday, adding that his mother has been officially notified of his death.
“Alexey Navalny was murdered. His death occurred on February 16 at 02:17 pm local time, according to the official message to Alexey’s mother,” Yarmysh said in a social media post.
“An employee of the colony said that Navalny’s body is now in Salekhard. It was collected by IC investigators [Comité de Investigación]. “They are now carrying out ‘investigations’ with him,” she said.
“We demand that Alexey Navalny’s body be handed over to his family immediately,” Yarmysh said.
The death of Navalny, 47, was announced on Friday by the Russian prison service, but Yarmysh’s comments mark the first confirmation from his team.
The Russian prison service said Friday that Navalny “felt unwell after a walk” and “almost immediately” lost consciousness. He said he was investigating his “sudden death.”
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