Mr Navalny's spokesperson accused the Russian Investigative Committee of 'driving us round in circles' as they have still not released the body of the Putin critic to his relatives.
The death of Alexei Navalny has been confirmed by his spokesperson, but it remains unclear where the body of the Vladimir Putin critic is. Spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said in a post on X the most prominent face of the Russian opposition to Mr Putin was 'murdered' at a remote Arctic penal colony. She said Mr Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, was informed by authorities that her son had died on 16 February at 2.17pm, local time.
More than 340 detained in Russia Meanwhile, more than 340 people have been detained in Russia since the moment Mr Navalny's death became public, according to independent human rights organisation, OVD-Info. This included 230 people across multiple cities who were detained on Saturday. OVD-Info said others had been detained the day before when they came to lay flowers in memory of Mr Navalny.
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