Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Dies In Prison
Afnews Editor
Feb 16, 2024
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Dies In Prison
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died Friday at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year-term, Russia's federal penitentiary service said.
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Navalny lost consciousness after going for a walk and could not be revived by medics, the prison service said.
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"Navalny felt bad after a walk, almost immediately losing consciousness. Medical staff arrived immediately and an ambulance team was called," it said.
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"Resuscitation measures were carried out which did not yield positive results. Paramedics confirmed the death of the convict. The causes of death are being established."
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Russia's Investigative Committee said it had opened an investigation into his death.
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Navalny's press secretary Kira Yarmysh said his team had not been informed of his death.
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"Alexei's lawyer is now flying to Kharp," where his prison colony is, she said in a post on social media.
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Citing his spokesman, Russian news agencies reported that President Vladimir Putin had been informed of Navalny's death.
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Navalny, 47, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, won a huge following with his criticism of corruption in Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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His exposes, posted on his YouTube channel racked up millions of views and brought tens of thousands of Russians to the streets, despite Russia's harsh anti-protests laws.
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He was jailed in early 2021 after returning to Russia from Germany, where he was recuperating from a near-fatal poisoning attack with Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent.
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