Navalny dead: mother was allowed to see the body. Lyudmila Navalnaya said in a video published by Navalny's team on Thursday (February 22) She accused the Russian authorities of “blackmailing’ her to force a “secret” burial of her son.

(afp) Moscow – After days of waiting, the mother of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who died in Russian custody, says she has been given access to his body.