Alexey Navalny's team confirms his death, calls for body to be returned | News
‘Alexey Navalny was murdered’, said a spokesperson for the Putin critic after his mother was officially notified.
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‘Alexey Navalny was murdered’, said a spokesperson for the Putin critic after his mother was officially notified.
Footage filmed by Reuters in Moscow showed law enforcement bundling people to the ground in the snow, close to a spot where mourners left flowers and messages supporting the dead opposition leader.
At least 69 people had been detained in St Petersburg, OVD-Info said.
Over 200 people mourning Navalny's death were arrested by police at vigils in Russia, per a local human-rights group.
Flowers and candles laid to honour Putin critic were cleared away from monuments to victims of Soviet-era repression.