Alexei Navalny’s mother tells him he died of ‘sudden death syndrome’

Russian President and Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critic, Alexei Navalny His mother was told on Saturday that he died of “sudden death syndrome.”

according to a Reuters Navalny’s team said in the report that Navalny’s family was also told that his body would not be handed over to them until the investigation was complete.

NavalnyThe 47-year-old died on Friday at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a three-year sentence. Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service said in a statement that Navalny fell and became unconscious after a walk at the “Polar Wolf” penal colony in Hapu, about 1,900 kilometers (1,200 miles) northeast of Moscow, and medical staff were unable to save him. live.

Navalny’s 69-year-old mother Lyudmila visited the prison colony where her son died on Saturday. Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said she had received a formal death notification at 2:17 pm local time (0917 GMT) on February 16 Reuters.

“When Alexey’s lawyer and mother arrived at the colony this morning, they were told that Navalny’s death was caused by sudden death syndrome,” Ivan Zhdanov, director of the Navalny Anti-Corruption Foundation, said in an X post explain.

Western governments crack down on President Putin About Navalny’s death.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told NPR that the Kremlin’s “long and sordid” history of harming its opponents “raises real and obvious questions about what is going on here.”

British Prime Minister Sunak called this “terrible news” and “a huge tragedy” for the Russian people. Sunak said on The people are together.”

The Kremlin called the West’s response unacceptable and “absolutely insane.” President Putin has yet to comment on Navalny’s death.