Navalny's team claims that his body is not in the morgue indicated by Russian authorities

Alexei Navalny's team claimed that the Russian opposition leader’s body is not in the morgue indicated by Russian authorities. Navalny's spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, confirmed this Saturday that the political prisoner had been "murdered" and asked that the body be handed over to his relatives "immediately."

In a post on X, Yarmysh reported that, as Navalny's mother had been assured, the lawyer and politician died on Friday at 2:17 p.m. local time. According to Russian authorities, Navalny fainted and fell dead in the Siberian prison where he had been held since December 2023. However, his team assures that he was "murdered":

However, Navalny’s team is having problems locating the body. As reported just an hour after his death was officially reported, Yarmysh announced that his body was not at Salekhard, the morgue that Russian officials said that he was. She said that the team was assured by authorities that the body is there, which she does not believe:

Authorities report that the causes of Navalny's death will be known "next week"

The causes of death do not seem clear either. Although the authorities claim that he fainted and died instantly, the autopsy has yet to confirm the cause of his death. According to Yarmysh, the results will not be known until "next week":

In addition, Yarmysh reported, authorities in charge of the autopsy decided that Alexei Navalny's body will not be handed over to his relatives until "the investigation is complete," thus increasing criticism against Putin, whom practically all countries already consider guilty of crimes related to killing dissidents: