Russian prison authorities have announced that Alexi Navalny “lost consciousness and died soon after,” and the death of the political prisoner, opposition leader and critic of the Russian president has already been ruled a “political assassination.” “It is called.
Russia has announced the death of anti-corruption activist and opposition leader Alexi Navalny, who survived a poisoning attempt with Russia’s notorious nerve agent Novichok in 2020 and spent years in prison. Putin was informed of the death, which is said to have occurred today, according to a press release from Russian state media.
At the time of his death, Navalny was serving a 19-year prison sentence in an Arctic penal colony. Navalny has been branded a “terrorist and extremist” by the Russian government and convicted of several crimes, which he claims are empty and politically motivated.
british guardian It noted that his death “is likely to be seen as a political assassination by Vladimir Putin.”
Prison authorities said Navalny “felt unwell after taking a walk” and “passed out and died soon after.” Medical personnel were called and attempts were made to resuscitate him, but they were unsuccessful. They argued that Navalny had no previous health complaints and that an investigation would be carried out into the cause of his death.
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Top Shot – Opposition leader Alexei Navalny shows video from prison on a screen installed in the courtroom of the Moscow City Court during the hearing of his appeal against the nine-year prison sentence handed down after his conviction in March. Appears through links. He will be indicted on May 17, 2022 in Moscow on charges of embezzlement and contempt of court. Alexei Navalny’s hearing comes as Russian authorities seek to silence remaining government critics as the Kremlin presses forward with a military operation in neighboring Ukraine that has killed thousands and displaced around 10 million people. It was done while He has already served two-and-a-half years in a prison about 100 kilometers east of Moscow for violating parole on previous fraud charges. If the new sentence takes effect, the 45-year-old opposition politician will be transferred to a strict penal colony and subjected to harsher conditions. The new sentence replaces an old sentence handed down to Navalny last February, which will see him jailed for an additional eight years. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
