By Associated Press
Alexei died in Navalny Arctic Prison where he was serving a 19-year prison sentence for his fierce opposition to the Moscow regime.
International – even dead, Alexei Navalny is not finished talking about it. A staunch political opponent of Vladimir Putin died in prison on Friday, February 16. Polar wolf » Under strange circumstances, when he was about to serve 19 years in prison “Extremism”.
But more than 24 hours after she went missing, her remains and the cause of her death are still shrouded in a thick layer of questions. Questions surrounding the death of Alexei Navalny are still unanswered.
· An official version that does not agree
The 47-year-old political opponent appears to have died after a sudden illness, the Russian Prison Service (FSIN) announced on Friday morning. ” On February 16, 2024, in the Penitentiary Center No. 3, the prisoner Navalny A. felt uncomfortable after walking and almost immediately lost consciousness »Then indicated the FSIN of the arctic region of Iamal.
Despite the intervention of a resuscitation team that arrived on the scene seven minutes after the call from the prison camp, emergency services tried to revive him for 30 minutes with little success.
“As per our knowledge, in accordance with all regulations, the Prison Service is conducting investigations and clarifications”, then signaled Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. A version questioned by those close to Alexei Navalny, who have been denouncing his particularly harsh conditions of detention in this isolated prison in the Arctic for several weeks.
· Autopsy and Absence of Body
Since the announcement, people close to the political opposition have been particularly wary of the fate of their remains. ” The results (of the autopsy) should be known next week. Obviously they are lying and doing everything possible to avoid handing over the body. », this Saturday the spokesperson of Alexei Navalny, Kira Irmich complained.
” Alexey’s lawyer and his mother arrive at the Salekhard morgue. It was closed, although the (penal) colony assured that it was operational and that Navalny’s body was there. The lawyer called the phone number on the door. He was told that he was the seventh to call today and that Alexey’s body was not in the morgue.” , she also stressed to Reuters. In short, the relatives of the deceased have no idea where his remains are.
The Russian competitor’s mother has since been officially informed of her son’s death by death notification. He was also told that the body will not be released to the family until the investigation into his death is completed. a way” Let us go around in circles and cover our tracks », still according to Kira Irmich, quoted by Sky News.
· Sudden death syndrome
In an obituary issued by Lyudmila Navalnaya, Alexei Navalny’s mother, The Guardian indicates that there will be a cause of death “Sudden Death Syndrome”.
A term used to describe sudden cardiac death ” Natural death with sudden loss of consciousness within one hour after the onset of symptoms, with heart disease or in an unknown subjecte”, as indicated by the Heart and Research Foundation on its website, has focused on cardiovascular research since 2010.
“ The timing and manner of the event is unexpected », also refers to the foundation. However, this version seems to have already been contradicted by Navalny’s lawyer, who was informed by the investigative committee of the penal colony that the cause of death has not yet been established.
Especially since Vladimir Putin’s number 1 enemy in Russia survived poisoning using the nerve agent Novichok in 2020. The episode led to him being treated in Germany, before returning to Russia, where he was promptly arrested before being definitively jailed in January 2021.
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