By means of Robert GreenallBBC News20 February 2024, 12:46 GMTUpdated 53 mins agoVideo caption, “Let me see my son’s frame” – Navalny’s mom makes plea to PutinThe mom of Alexei Navalny, the Putin critic who died in a Russian jail, has known as on President Vladimir Putin to liberate his frame.In a video filmed out of doors the colony the place he died on Friday, she stated she were looking to see him for 5 days however did not even know the place he was once.And Navalny’s spouse Yulia instructed the government to not prevent his family members from pronouncing good-bye to him.The circle of relatives had been advised his frame might not be launched for 2 weeks. His mom was once knowledgeable it was once being held for “chemical research”, a consultant for Navalny stated.There was no affirmation of the whereabouts of the frame from Russian government, whilst efforts to find it had been again and again close down.Yulia Navalnaya has alleged her husband’s frame was once being saved till lines of poisoning by means of the nerve agent Novichok had disappeared. Navalny survived an try to kill him the usage of the poison in 2020. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov known as the accusations “unfounded and vulgar”, however added that since Ms Navalnaya was once widowed simply days in the past he would not remark additional.In a separate building, Russia’s Tass information company reported {that a} new prison case had begun towards Navalny’s brother Oleg. He’s already sought after by means of police for one thing else.Symbol caption, Vigils in reminiscence of Navalny had been held out of doors Russian diplomatic missions all over the worldNavalny’s mom made a right away attraction to President Putin out of doors the Siberian penal colony referred to as Polar Wolf, the place his loss of life was once introduced on 16 February.”I have now not been ready to peer him for 5 days, they are refusing to offer his frame to me, and they are now not even pronouncing the place he’s,” she says. “I am asking you, Vladimir Putin – all of it relies on you by myself. Let me in any case see my son. I call for that Alexei’s frame is launched right away so I will be able to give him a tight burial.”Her phrases had been echoed in a strongly worded put up on X (previously referred to as Twitter) by means of her daughter-in-law.”I could not care much less about how the assassin’s press secretary feedback on my phrases,” she stated, regarding Mr Peskov. She has immediately accused Mr Putin of killing her husband.”Give again Alexei’s frame and let him be buried with dignity, do not get in the best way of folks pronouncing good-bye to him,” she stated. Quickly after the put up, her account was once suspended with the phrases: “X suspends accounts which violate the X Regulations.”Her remarks practice speeches to the Ecu Union and the Munich Safety Convention, and an emotional video launched on Monday the place she vowed to proceed her husband’s paintings to battle for a “loose Russia”.She additionally advised EU leaders on Monday to not recognise Russia’s presidential elections on 16 March and to pursue individuals of Mr Putin’s inside circle who had been nonetheless looking to dodge sanctions.Video caption, Watch: ‘I will be able to proceed Alexei’s paintings’, says Navalny’s widowNavalny’s loss of life in jail was once introduced on Friday. The government on the Siberian penal colony the place he was once being held stated he had by no means regained awareness after he collapsed following a stroll. Officers later stated that Navalny had suffered “surprising loss of life syndrome”.His mom and legal professional travelled to the far off colony once information of his loss of life broke.Makes an attempt to find the frame have again and again been close down by means of the jail mortuary and native government. On Monday, the Kremlin stated an investigation into Navalny’s loss of life was once ongoing and that there have been “no effects” as of but. Later, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh stated that investigators had advised Navalny’s mom Lyudmila they wouldn’t quit the frame for 2 weeks whilst they carried out a “chemical research”.Navalny, who was once the Russian opposition’s most vital chief for the decade, were serving a 19-year sentence on fees many considered as politically motivated. Western leaders have put the blame for Navalny’s loss of life squarely on President Putin. Each the EU and the USA have stated they’re making an allowance for new sanctions on Russia. The United Kingdom Overseas Secretary, Lord Cameron, has additionally stated he expects Britain and the remainder of the G7 crew of wealthy international locations to impose contemporary sanctions on any Russians concerned within the loss of life.
