Opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza denounces existence of a state-backed death squad. Lyudmila Navalnaya said investigators allowed her to see her son's body in the city morgue.

“They are blackmailing me, they are putting conditions on where, when and how my son should be buried,” she said. The Kremlin has previously denied any involvement in the death of Navalny, who was accused of being a spy for President Vladimir Putin..