Navalny’s mother accuses Russian investigators of ‘blackmailing’ her to agree to secret burial
Now since uh Alexi Nani uh died Friday last week you’re right his mother has been uh in the uh Arctic uh town where the prison colony is trying to gain access to his body and she’s just been fobbed off by the Russian authorities until today when she was uh taken into
The morg to see uh her son’s body she was also presented with a death certificate saying that her son had died of natural causes and she’s saying as we’ve just seen that the authorities want to have a secret burial as it were not a public ceremony they basically
Want to in her own words take her up to the edge of the Grave look into and say there’s your son in his coffin this although she hasn’t said it this seems to suggest that the Russian authorities are trying to cover something up they don’t want the body to
Be released they apparently they haven’t said it but it seems they don’t want any kind of independent autopsy on the body and it is very suspicious that it’s been a week and they’re still not giving the family full access to their son’s body uh the death certificate she says states that it’s natural
Causes natural causes yeah they the this was released by Nana’s team this afternoon they haven’t gone into any further details it doesn’t specify what those natural causes are it does seem rather strange after the initial reports last week that he had died of a blood clot that was the initial reports put
Out on official state media there’s silence as far as I can see from Russian State media today I was looking at the uh the main Russian wires Noy just a few minutes ago no mention at all of this story whatsoever and we’ve also heard today uh from the Exile
Bellian opposition leaders fed t tonova uh who is due to address a meeting in theen of the organization for security Corporation in Europe and she’s saying that uh European and Western politicians must not allow Nana death to stop them opposing Russia and its vasion invasion of Ukraine and that this mustn’t become
Some kind of green light for further State uh supported uh murder in Russia she’s she’s saying that navani was murdered we still don’t know and the family don’t know and the Russian authorities are continuing to block their attempts to find out really what caused the death of
Alexi naani last Friday all right more questions and answers Nick Holdsworth many thanks
The mother of Russia’s top opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that she has seen her son’s body and that she is resisting strong pressure by authorities to agree to a secret burial outside the public eye. FRANCE 24’s former Moscow correspondent Nick Holdsworth reports from Berlin.
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37 comments
They won't release the body, as too many people would attend the funeral, and probably turn into a mass revolt. Putin is afraid, and he knows the power of the masses.
Sudden death IS NOT a diagnosis..!. There has to be a REASON for that death. Russian investigators must think the world is stupid to believe such lies.
How horrifying that this medivial history kind of event is happening in the 21st century! In this day and age when freedom is respected and war crimes are taken seriously, a politician being killed in this way in his own country by his own government is nothing short of a horror movie coming to life. I pray justice is upheld by humans as well as the divine🙇♀️
Every mother should have the right to her child’s body, this is insufferable for her. Putin is a wicked man.
Dont allow it They must get his body Progishan what happened there?
What q shame in russia
Putin and his allies are the worst form of cowards, terrified of one man, Navalny, alive or dead. Putin is so terrified, he can't even speak his name. The problem for Putin is that the deeper you try to bury the Truth, the stronger it becomes.
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Foul play what's all this what's happening? I can't understand all that is happening to a 2 Yr olds death? I'm at a lost here?
Omg 😢 it’s so scary. Demonstrates what happens under the rule of a dictator.
You can bet they’ve probably embalmed him and done everything they could to obstruct any traces of what really happened to him. What natural causes does a 47 year old man die of?!
The western politicians are gutless.
It’s inhuman to bully mother that want to bury her son who suffered in prison during 3 years
Havanely's mother can not have a funeral for her son. That is ashamed. This is a murder cover up. The people of Russia should be even more stronger to do what is needed. Alexei Havanely did not die. His life was taken from him. Prayers up
How long before we can see Putin's body?
What have they got to hide ?
Putin is a coward.
He was MURDERED
What proof do they need to know that the man was murdered? Heartbreaking.
At least there is a burial compared to Osama been thrown into the ocean.
The words of the mother, this great woman, are heard by all humanity. Alexey Navalny defended the rights of the people and fought for their freedom. We must try with all our might to ensure that the era of tyranny ends in 2024!
So the Putin regime is claiming that Navalny died of a natural blood clot????? They couldn’t come up with anything better than that?
At least he is not in pain now.
He had to suffer enough as it was probably was tortured poor man. Rip. Prayers for your family who will alot now without him still being here.
Stay strong Mama! You are a great woman!
Cornered Putin lashed out like his predecessor because the noose tightened. On July 16, 1918 Lenin ordered tsar's family execution and hid their bodies. Six weeks later he was seriously injured in assassination attempt and never fully recovered.
Natural causes?
We support the mother, wife child. God peotects them. From United States of America
Alexi Navalny was murdered. We blame terror Putin.
If history taught us anything Dictators don't last long
Putin don't want the body to go outside of Russia where they can determine the real cause of tragedy.
Why.should the world care about this man? He went to russia knowing that this could happen? When there are others detained as well. Is it only becauae he was against putin and russia
The whole world is listening to Lyudmila Ivanovna’s appeal! All free humanity empathizes and supports this unbroken woman. She appeals to people – help stop this madness!
Totally disgusting news
Shameful on the Russian regime
His body had been flushed out for any poison.
Navalny death is another strategic blunder by the creepy wanna be Tzar.
Putin is terrified, the funeral must be public for his family and friends. Who in the world does he think stupid enough to believe " natural causes" for Navalnys death.
Its like falling out of windows, poisining, bombs on plane.