Alexei Navalny, Prominent Putin Critic, Dies In Jail, Russia's Prison System Says
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The Russian opposition leader had been in prison since returning to the country in January 2021.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biggest foes, died Friday while being held in a Russian penal colony in Kharp, a city outside Moscow, the Federal Prison Service said. He was 47.
According to the statement released by the country’s prison agency, Navalny lost consciousness after he felt unwell during a walk. While emergency services attended to him, they did not manage to revive him, they added.
Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said Navalny’s lawyer was travelling to Kharp to find out more, adding that they were not in a position to confirm his death yet.
“As soon as we have some information, we will report on it,” Yarmysh wrote on X.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Putin was notified of Navalny’s death, adding that the Federal Penitentiary Service is investigating the events.
