Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has died. This was reported on Friday by the prison administration of the Yamal region of Northern Russia, which is based on the Reuters agency.
The 47-year-old opposition activist served a long prison sentence in prison. Among other things, he was convicted of extremism.
The Kremlin stated that it had no information about the cause of A. Navalny's death. All the necessary investigations have been started. This week, there were reports that A. Navalnas has already been locked up in solitary confinement for 27 days 15 times.
A. Navalny was one of the fiercest critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government apparatus.
A. Navalny "felt ill" after the walk and "lost consciousness almost immediately," the prison administration said in a statement. Medics were allegedly called, but they were unable to revive him. The cause of death is being investigated. President V. Putin was informed about A. Navalny's death, the state news agency TASS announced.
A. Navalny's political movement was banned in Russia, close associates were imprisoned or fled abroad. Her health has deteriorated in recent months.
A. Navalnas in 2021 January 17 from Germany, where he was treated for poisoning, he returned to Russia and was arrested at the airport.
A critic of V. Putin, who is called a political prisoner abroad, disappeared for several weeks last December. Later it turned out that the oppositionist was transferred from the European part of Russia to a colony in Northern Siberia. A. Navalnas guesses that they want to isolate him there as much as possible before the presidential elections to be held in March.
Navalny was sentenced to a total of more than 30 years in prison, including for extremism and fraud. He always denied the accusations and called them politically motivated.
Rasa Strimaitytė (ELTA)
