The cause of Navalny's death has not been established - spokeswoman for the Russian opposition leader
Kyiv • UNN
Navalny's mother and lawyers were denied access to his body at the morgue and told that the investigation into his death was still ongoing and that the cause of death had not been established.
Alexei Navalny's mother and lawyers, who arrived at the Salekhard morgue on February 19, were not given the politician's body. When asked whether Alexei's body was really there, the staff of the institution did not answer. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that the investigation into the death of the oppositionist was continued. This was reported by UNN with reference to the page of Alexei Navalny's press secretary on the X network.
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According to Alexei Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh, early in the morning Navalny's mother and his lawyers arrived at the Salekhard morgue, but they were not allowed inside.
One of the lawyers was literally pushed out. When asked if Oleksiy's body was there, the staff did not answer
She also said that the cause of the politician's death was still "not established.
The Investigative Committee told Navalny's mother and lawyers that the investigation into Navalny's death had been extended. It is unknown how long it will last.
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