Russia said the investigation into the cause of his sudden death was still ongoing.
Moscow:
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s body apparently was not in the morgue as prison authorities said, his team said on social media on Saturday.
Navalny’s lawyers arrived in the town of Salekhard on Saturday with Navalny’s mother Lyudmila and went to the local morgue.
“The prison is closed even though it says it is open and Navalny’s body is there,” Navalny’s team said on Telegram.
The lawyer called the morgue’s phone number, which he saw on the door, and was told “Alexei’s body was not in the morgue,” the post said.
Navalny’s supporters called for the body to be returned to the family “immediately”.
Russia said the investigation into the cause of his sudden death was still ongoing.
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