Al Jazira said that Alexi Navalni’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hiding the truth about Navalani’s death in light of his first death anniversary.
Al Jazira mentioned that Alexi Navalani’s death was officially attributed to natural causes, in an Arctic Penal Colony last February. Supporters of the late leading Russian opposition leader are going to their grave in Moscow and remembering the one -year anniversary of their death, Al Jazira said.
“I am grateful to all those who remember Alexi, who talks about him, who comes to the cemetery. I am grateful to those who are supporting me this whole year. Your letter, when you hug, this is, it is. I should not forget why Alexi did this and why I am doing this.
He further said in the video message, “Even after a year of his death, he (Russian President Vladimir Putin) to hide the truth about the murder, trying to erase the name of Alexi from our memory to come on conditions. They are not successful. “
The video message states, “The pain we feel makes us strong and this year it is shown that we are more stronger than what we think by ourselves”, the video message said.
Alexi Navalni was Russia’s high-profile opposition leader, who died on 16 February 2024.
According to CNN report, Navalni died in a Penal Colony in Siberia, where he was serving a 19 -year sentence after being found guilty for funding a extremist community, extremist activists and various other crimes in August.
He was already serving 11-and-a-half years of sentences in maximum security facility on fraud and other allegations. He denied the allegations and called it politically motivated.
Navalni was Russia’s high-profile opposition leader and spent years criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin. He died before Russia’s presidential elections, CNN reported.
The European Union (EU) also shared a statement on the anniversary of Alexi Navalni’s death.
In the European Union statement, it said, “President Putin and Russian officials played the final responsibility for the death of Alexi Navalni”.
“As Russia intensifies its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, it also continues its internal repression, which targets people standing for democracy. Alexi Navalani has given her life for an independent and democratic Russia. Gave it today, his lawyers are imprisoned with hundreds of people that political prisoners.
“Since 2020, the European Union has approved those responsible for the poisoning, arbitrary arrest, prosecution and politically motivated punishment of Alexi Navalani. In 2024, the European Union adopted a Russia-specific human rights-centric sanctions, Those who target people who violate and suppress human rights “, the statement states.
In the conclusion of the statement, the European Union gave Russia “a call to end its cruel repression of civil society, media and opposition members and to follow international law.”
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