Alexei Navalny's body has been handed over to his mother, his spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, wrote on X that Navalny's body and his mother are still in Salekhard, the Arctic city where the body has so far been preserved in a hospital morgue.
But it is not yet clear whether the funeral will be public or will have to remain secret, as investigators expected.
"We still don't know if the authorities will interfere in the possibility that they will be celebrated in the way the family wants and that Alexei deserves, we will keep you informed when there is news", concludes the spokeswoman.
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