Last Updated: February 19, 2024, 14:55 IST
Navalny’s family was also told his body would not be handed over to them until an investigation was completed, his team said. (Reuters File Photo)
Russian investigators extend probe into Alexei Navalny’s death in prison. Cause remains undetermined. Putin’s critic had bruises on body
Russian investigators have told the mother of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his lawyers that the investigation into his death in prison “has been extended”, Navalny’s spokesperson said on Monday.
“It is not known how long it will continue. The cause of death is still ‘undetermined’. They’re lying, playing for time and do not even hide it,” the spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, said on X.
The Investigative Committee informed the mother and the lawyers that the investigation of the death of Navalny has been extended. They don’t say how long it will take. The cause of death is still “unknown.”They lie, buy time for themselves and do not even hide it.
— Кира Ярмыш (@Kira_Yarmysh) February 19, 2024
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent foe died at the Arctic prison where he was serving a long prison term. Bruises were spotted on Navalny’s head and chest when his body arrived at an Artic morgue, according to media reports.
The famous Putin critic was brought to the Salekhard District Clinical Hospital on Friday after he died at a remote nearby prison, where he had been moved to in December. The 47-year-old had previously survived being poisoned by a nerve agent in 2020 in what is widely believed to have been an assassination attempt.
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