World leaders and the Russian opposition have put forward a version of the assassination of the oppositionist and blame Putin for it.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in a correctional colony. According to the official statement, the man apparently felt pain after walking and immediately lost consciousness. An ambulance crew was called, but “resuscitation measures did not yield positive results.”
Alexei Navalny is only 47 years old and is serving his sentence in correctional colony No. 3 in the village of Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, since August a court in the Russian Federation sentenced the opposition to 19 years in prison on charges. of extremism.
“Inconsistencies” in testimony
As some Russian media and Telegram channels have already written, citing sources, the cause of Navalny’s death was allegedly a separate blood clot.
At the same time, the head of the public monitoring commission of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug said that the oppositionist never complained about his health, even though his daughter said in an interview with foreign journalists that there were cases when his father passed out in prison.
Doctors called on Navalny have already given interviews to Russian propagandists and said that they tried to revive the opposition for 30 minutes.
Doctors also claim that allegedly We reached the colony in seven minutes, wherein the distance between the city of Labitnangi and the village of Kharp, where the colony is located, is about 35 kilometers. Google Maps indicates that this journey by car will take approximately 38 minutes.
“Doctors arrived on the territory of the colony for the patient within two minutes. The doctors who arrived at the scene extended the resuscitation measures already given by the colony’s doctors. And they took him out for more than half an hour . However, the patient died,” said the hospital.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation began an investigation into Navalny’s death and sent a corresponding commission to the colony.
Let’s remember that on February 14, the oppositionist published his last message on Instagram; it was addressed to his wife on Valentine’s Day, and On February 15, that is, a day before his death, Navalny spoke in court via video link. He is in good spirits and does not see any problems with his health.
There is no proof of death
That was reported by oppositionist lawyer Leonid Solovyov I visited Navalny on Wednesday and “everything was fine then”but for now prevents making other comments.
Navalny’s press secretary, Kira Yarmysh, added that He has no confirmation of information about his deathand his protector just flies to the colony.
Opposition mother Lyudmila said she “doesn’t want to hear any sympathy.”
“We saw our son in the colony on the 12th, we were dating. Is alive, healthy, cheerful“, said the woman.
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At the same time, the Kremlin reacted incredibly quickly to the death of the oppositionist. The Russian dictator’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said doctors (not law enforcement agencies) should find out the causes of Navalny’s death.
“As far as we know, now with all the current rules, the federal penitentiary service is engaged in all the checks, clarifications, etc. No instructions are needed here, because there is a certain set of rules in this matter,” Peskov told Russian journalists.
He added that Vladimir Putin already knew about Navalny’s death.
“Yes, he was informed. Doctors fix it“, said the Kremlin spokesman.
World reaction
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky commented on Navalny’s death at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
“Just learned that Alexei Navalny died in a Russian prison. Apparently he was killed by Putin, like thousands of others who were tortured, tortured because of this one creature. Putin doesn’t care who dies, as long as he keeps his position,” Zelensky said.
In turn, Scholz said that the death of Alexei Navalny indicates that in Russia all those who support democracy should fear for their lives and for their safety.
According to Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Cros, the death of the Russian oppositionist “reiterates why we will continue to support Ukraine. Russia will not win Ukraine.”
The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, also said that the Kremlin was responsible for Navalny’s death: “I express my deepest condolences to his family and to those who fight for democracy around the world in the darkest circumstances. fighters. But the fight for freedom never ends.”
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte added that today’s tragic event in the Russian Federation “describes the unparalleled brutality of the Russian regime“.
Was he killed because of the election?
Russian oppositionists and public figures have also put forward a version of Navalny’s murder.
“If it’s true, regardless of the formal reason, responsibility Vladimir Putin is personally responding to his untimely deathwho first authorized the poisoning of Alexei and then put him in prison,” wrote Russian opposition politician Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Political scientist Ekaterina Shulman reported that she heard Navalny’s voice in an audio recording on Tuesday and it is “the voice of a healthy, vigorous, untired man”. According to him, he was killed so that “he would not interfere with the election campaign”.
“This is on the surface and what cannot be ignored. This is a terrible crime. When a person breaks the connection, pneumonia, his heart does not work, or he is hungry, you will hear it in his voice – believe the teacher. A week ago he was healthy and full of energy. We are left with no versions other than murder.“, said Shulman.
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Former deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov also accused Putin of Navalny’s death.
“If all this is confirmed, then so be it Alexei’s death was murder. Putin fixed it. Although Alexei died from “natural” causes, they were caused by his poisoning and subsequent torture in prison. Blood is on Putin. One more among the hundreds of thousands killed – as well as him – in the war,” he wrote.
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