Alexei Navalny: Kremlin critic's body was handed over to his mother. Relatives and supporters had been calling on the Russian leadership for days to hand over the dead man.
"Alexei's body has been handed over," said Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Jarmisch. She thanked “everyone who demanded this with us.” More soon at SPIEGEL.de/dpa/AFP. . Enlarge image Photo: Christoph Worsch / IMAGO More than a week after his death, the body of opposition politician Alexei navalny, who died in custody, has been. handed over.