Russia must allow an “independent and transparent international investigation into his sudden death,” EU Ambassador Lotte Knudsen said on Monday on behalf of 43 states at the UN Human Rights Council. The 47-year-old Navalny died in a prison camp on February 16.
According to Russian authorities, he was serving a 19-year prison sentence in the Arctic camp. According to the information, Navalny died of “natural causes”, although the exact circumstances remain unclear. His supporters and numerous Western politicians blame the Russian leadership and Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin for the death of the opposition figure. Moscow rejects the allegations.
Picture gallery: Funeral service for the late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
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After Navalny’s death, the authorities refused to hand over the body to his relatives for eight days. They suspected this was an attempt to cover up the authorities’ involvement in his death. Navalny was finally buried in Moscow on Friday, and numerous supporters flocked to the ceremony despite warnings from the authorities.
