ALEXEI Navalny’s mum has finally been allowed to see her son’s body – but Russia has insisted he died of “natural causes”.
Vladimir Putin’s staunchest critic is believed to have been murdered at the Polar Wolf penal colony after he was jailed on trumped-up charges.
APAlexei Navalny was found dead at the Polar Wolf penal colony in Russia[/caption]
APLyudmila Navalnaya speaks during a video statement[/caption]
Navalny’s mum Lyudmila had originally been blocked from seeing her son’s remains – with reports he was left battered and bruised.
She accused Russian investigators of planning a “secret” funeral for her son and said she would not agree to it.
The grieving mum claimed Russian officials are trying to blackmail her, threatening to “do something” to the corpse.
“They want this to be done secretly, with no farewell. They want to bring me to the edge of a cemetery, to a fresh grave and say: here lies your son. I don’t agree to this,” she said in a YouTube video.
His team and family have alleged that the Kremlin murdered him, an allegation the Kremlin has angrily rejected.
His mother said she had been shown his body and death certificate.
Navalny’s team said the death certificate stated that the opposition politician had died of natural causes.
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