On February 14, Navalny was sent to a punishment cell for the 27th time during his imprisonment.
Politician Alexey Navalny died in correctional colony No. 3 in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. This was reported by the local department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia.
The Meduza publication notes that on February 14, the politician’s press secretary Kira Yarmysh reported that Navalny was sent to a punishment cell (punishment cell) for the 27th time during his imprisonment.
He was 47 years old.
Alexei Navalny is a Russian politician, public figure and lawyer. He became known as an investigator of corruption in Russia and an opposition figure to Putin. He was a laureate of the Sakharov Prize for 2021.
In 2013, Alexey Navalny received second place in the Moscow mayoral elections. He is also the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation.
Navalny is considered a Russian political prisoner.
Also known for controversial statements on Ukraine. In particular, he opposes the return of Crimea to Ukraine if he is elected president, since “Crimea is not a sandwich.”
The President of the European Council Charles Michel reacted to Navalny’s death.
Alexei Navalny fought for the values of freedom and democracy. For the sake of his ideals, he made the ultimate sacrifice. The EU holds the Russian regime solely responsible for this tragic death. I express my deepest condolences to his family. And to those who fight for democracy around the world in the darkest conditions. Soldiers are dying. But the fight for freedom never ends,” wrote Charles Michel.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed condolences to Navalny’s family at a briefing with Vladimir Zelensky.
“This depresses us very much. I met him in Berlin when he was being treated in Germany for the consequences of poisoning, and talked with him about the courage that was required to return to Russia. He paid for this life,” he said.
“It became known that Alexei Navalny died in a Russian prison. Obviously, he was killed by Putin, who and thousands of others were tortured, tortured because of this one creature. Putin doesn’t care who dies, as long as he maintains his position. And that’s why he should not save anything. Putin must lose everything, must lose everything and be held accountable for what he has done,” President Vladimir Zelensky said at the same briefing.
