On the 20th, the mother of opposition leader Navalny, who continued to criticize the Putin regime and died in prison, released a video asking President Putin to hand over his body, saying, ``I want him to meet my son.'' I asked for it.
Russian authorities have informed the mothers of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was declared dead in prison on February 16, that they will not be able to hand over his body for an additional 14 days for testing. It has been reported.
On the 20th, Navalny's mother, Lyudmila, released a video taken in front of her prison, saying, ``It's been five days since I haven't seen her son. We don't even know where her body is.'' I appealed.
"Putin, it's up to you to resolve this issue. It's time for you to meet your son. I ask for the early handover of his body so that he can be buried like a human being," she said.
Russian human rights groups have received more than 70,000 complaints from citizens asking the Federal Investigative Committee to return the bodies.
Navalny's wife: ``Waiting for traces of poison to disappear''
Meanwhile, Navalny's wife, Yulia, said in a video message released on the 19th, ``The reason we are not handing over the body is because we are waiting for the traces of poison to disappear,'' accusing the Putin regime of being involved in Navalny's death. I strongly criticized it.
On the 20th, Russian Presidential Spokesperson Peskov criticized this, calling it ``a completely baseless and shameless accusation against the head of state.''
US White House aide Kirby calls for transparent investigation
Regarding the death of Navalny, an opposition leader who continued to criticize Russia's Putin regime, in prison, U.S. White House aide Kirby told reporters on the 20th, ``President Putin must be held responsible.'' "The fact remains that unless there is a credible investigation into his death, we cannot accept the Russian government's claims," he said, calling on the Russian government to conduct a transparent investigation into the cause of his death. I have shown some ideas.
He also announced that he would announce new sanctions on February 23 to hold Russia accountable following Navalny's death and the upcoming two-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.