The independent Russian portal Meduza cites a statement from the federal department of the prison service. Alexei Navalny was recently arrested in the penal colony no. Detained at 3.
On February 14, the politician's spokesperson Kira Jarmis It was reported that opposition parties were sent to solitary confinement for the 27th time during his sentence.
Alexei Navalny is dead. “Suddenly lost consciousness”
Russian Corrections Department says Navalny 'suddenly ill after a walk' February 16.
“He immediately lost consciousness. Medical staff from the jail rushed to the scene. An ambulance was called“, the report said, despite resuscitation, Navalny died.
The press service of the Kremlin commented on the death of Alexei Navalny. It stressed that “all necessary procedures are being followed” by the prison department in the politician's case. It was further said that the cause of death of the opposition party is not known.
Alexei Navalny is dead. Prison Service Notice
At the end of December, the Russian opposition stayed Transferred to a colony in the Arctic. His lawyers only got a chance to speak with their client three weeks later. Earlier, independent media and organizations associated with the protection of human rights in Russia unofficially reported that the 47-year-old was unconscious in the gulag and doctors gave him a drip.
– We found Alexei Navalny. He was born in Penal Colony No. He is in 3. A lawyer saw him today. A spokesman for the politician said on Christmas Day that Alexey was fine.
The penal colony to which Navalny was sent is called the “Polar Wolf” – it is One of the toughest prisons in the country. Most of the prisoners there are convicted of serious crimes. Winters are harsh, with temperatures close to -30 degrees Celsius by the end of December.
Alexei Navalny. Punishment after returning to Russia
Alexei Navalny is a staunch critic of the Kremlin – in the past he has organized thousands of demonstrations against Putin's Russia. He was arrested almost three years ago when he returned to Russia from Germany. After an attempt on his life he was treated in the West. The Russian regime brought numerous criminal cases against the politician, resulting in convictions Rigorous imprisonment for more than 30 years.
“Baby, we have everything, like in a song: cities between us, lights of the runway, blue blizzards and thousands of kilometers. But every second I feel that you are closer to me, and I love you more and more” – Alexey Navalny's last post on social media This is it. In the post published on Valentine's Day, he attached a photo of himself with his wife.
After Navalny's imprisonment, his online account was taken over by his associates, and the politician was sometimes replaced. Prisons request to publish information on the Internet.