We finally know the date of Alexeï Navalny's funeral.
The Russian opponent's team announced this Wednesday that he will be buried this Friday in Moscow.
Отпевание Алексея состоится в церкви icon Божией Матери Утоли моя печали» at 14:00.
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Похороны пройдут на Борисовском кладбище.
— Кира Ярмыш (@Kira_Yarmysh) February 28, 2024
His remains were finally handed over to his mother on Saturday.
Lyoudmila Navalnaïa accused the authorities of blackmailing her, threatening to let the body decompose if she did not agree to a secret funeral or to bury him on the territory of the penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence. prison for “extremism”.
The Russian opponent died at the age of 47 on February 16 while serving a 19-year prison sentence for “extremism”.